Claw

Claw is a high-level block-based visual programming language and social website aimed primarily at teenagers as an educational tool for programming. Claw is a sister site to Scratch, and is targeted towards an older target audience of ages 13 to 21. Users on the site, called Clawers, can create projects on the website using a block-like interface. The service is developed by the MIT Media Lab, via grants from theme park operator Carwardine Parks and El Kadsreian media conglomerate MatsuMedia, and has been translated into 70+ languages.

History
Claw had been in the pipeline since 2013, shortly after the release of Scratch 2.0, but was afflicted by “development hell”, and became a sort of vapourware. However, after the release of Scratch 3.0 in 2019, development was expedited, and the website was finally released on January 5, 2020.

Content
The Claw language itself is basically a more advanced version of Scratch. Features include advanced text formatting (with bold, italic, and alignment options) and the ability to hyperlink to other websites within a project. Claw projects can also import custom fonts from a device’s file storage, to “give projects more personality”. User profiles can be customized using basic HTML and CSS, similar to MySpace during its heyday; the goal was to make Claw able to be used as an environment to teach web design and HTML.

Unlike Scratch, Claw allows slightly more kinds of content, such as face reveals, Discord links, and “PG-13-level” violence. Claw also focuses more on the social aspect, and unlike Scratch, has the ability for users to “block” other users.