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In the past few years I've used Turtlestitch for 'serious' projects involving embroidery and quilting. I've also taught intro computer science for over 40 years. I've developed a systematic way of tackling a project by experimenting with 'hat blocks', then adding variables, then creating my own blocks only where necessary. I have a bunch of tricks as well, such as gathering my 'paints' (e.g. blocks I need) into the workspace and then duplicating them rather than switching between block categories. I'm sure other experienced blocks language coders have their own systems. I'd like to share them in a semi structured setting. I'll spend about 5 minutes demoing what I do and then open it up for discussion. Others are welcome to show how they tackle a problem as well. In the spirit of "you can't think seriously about thinking without thinking about thinking about something" the goal here is, as a group to identify techniques for navigating the blocks environment in a way that keeps the coder focused on the goal while simultaneously supporting the serendipity of discovery. A part of this, of course, is articulating how to deal with "why isn't this working?" This is a collaborative conversation, not a formal presentation.