Nodecode is a desktop application for creating visually expressive programs and is particularly geared towards new programmers. The program placed 5th overall in Software Development at the 2022 National Technology Student Association Convention out of 500+ competitors. While it is similar to block-code technologies like MIT Scratch, it differs by offering a graph-based approach to programming that allows for further visualization. This is among the first general-purpose node-based programming environment, as the idea has only been used in applications with limited scope, like in game-development software. You can read about how it works here.