Hey there, welcome to Hopscotch! Back in 2013, two rockstar visionaries, Samantha John and Jocelyn Leavitt, teamed up to shake things up in the coding world. Their mission? To create a programming tool that lets you explore powerful ideas of computing while making real software.
Hopscotch is your go-to spot for coding adventures beyond your wildest dreams. We believe that the best way to dive into a new technology you've never tried before is to just dive right in and play around. Whether you're a coding newbie, a seasoned pro, or just curious about what this whole coding thing is about, we've got something for you. Dive in and create interactive games, dazzling artwork, and whatever else you can dream up – no limits, no rules (Exception: be nice to your fellow Hopscotchers)!
We are a small team of five hailing from all over the world.
Rodrigo is a Mexican Brooklyn-based interface designer, artist, musician, and entrepreneur. He believes computing, just like films, poetry, literature, music, and any other medium, can help us understand something new about the world and ourselves.
Yuanyuan is the smiley face behind the Hopscotch hello email. She studied computer science and art during her time at Princeton (Fun fact: she showed her works at Art Basel in Miami!). Before joining Hopscotch she was a teacher in NYC. She uses her artistic sensibilities to organize fun community events that challenge kids to code their most creative projects.
Ilse is a musician and a video game lover. She started coding after teaching music for several years, hoping to work at a company related to video games. She believes that coding can help expand your creativity, just like the arts.
Tracey, aka “t1,” is a Hopscotch superstar. She began coding at age 14 in Hopscotch, where her projects garnered over a million plays. She’s a poster child for Hopscotch’s effectiveness at teaching programming. After learning how to code on Hopscotch, she taught herself Python and Swift, and now checks in code powering the app as a member of the Hopscotch engineering team. She’s also the new voice behind the tutorial videos teaching you Hopscotch. When she’s not working, you can find her cooking up a secret recipe or playing her favorite movie music on the piano.