## Code golf and atomic code golf do not mix

[tag:atomic-code-golf] is a valid challenge type, but this style of scoring does not apply to [tag:code-golf]. If you are entering a code golf challenge using Scratch then the number of bytes in the source code is the only valid score.

There can be debate over what counts as the source code, but that does not introduce the possibility of scoring based on atomic elements of the code.

When deciding whether a given format counts as source code, simply ask whether there is a compiler or interpreter that will accept that source code and run it correctly.

Current consensus is that it is acceptable to write a compiler or interpreter for just this purpose, in order to make a given format of source code valid. See https://codegolf.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/7560/may-i-create-my-own-programming-language-which-uses-existing-compiler

Without this, an arbitrary way of representing scratch code will not be valid.