Ioana Gathers Coding Inspiration From Games!

Ioana is ten years old and lives in Romania. She loves ballet and has coded some incredible projects! We spoke with her to learn more about why she likes to code.

What’s your favorite subject in school? Holidays!

How long have you been using Tynker? About 1 ½ or 2 years.

Where do you get ideas for projects? From games.

Do you look at the Tynker community projects? Yes!

What’s your favorite thing about Tynker? The fact that I can do projects on it, because it is interactive.

What is your favorite thing you’ve made? All of them!

What do you do with a project when you’re done with it? I share the best ones with the community.

Why do you like to code? I like to code games and videos.

Do you think other kids should try coding? Yes. It is beautiful.

What advice would you give for kids starting out with Tynker? Start with simple projects.

Ioana’s dad Constantin is glad Ioana is learning to code, because he thinks “she has fun with it. She likes to draw things and animate characters.” He told us, “She likes to reproduce everyday life in her projects, and she enjoys very much when somebody’s appreciating or at least watching her projects.”

We’re so glad coding is exciting for Ioana. Thanks for speaking with us, Ioana and Constantin! We can’t wait to see what you come up with next, Ioana. Keep Tynkering!