BBC Micro:bit computer now available to all for £13

Re:BBC Micro:bit computer now available to all for £13 by scoot on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @10:39AM (#11806751)

> respectfully, that's missing the point.

On the contrary, it seems you have missed my point, or at least, nothing that follows that statement directly contradicts it.

Speaking of which, you state that the BBC micro:bit (the BBC Micro was a very different computer) is good for education, which I would certainly hope, since that's what it was designed for. However suggesting that teaching assembly language to 11 year olds is a good way to encourage them to explore and engage with the platform is missing the point (of the micro:bit).

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Re:BBC Micro:bit computer now available to all for £13 by dragonbonheur on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @12:32PM (#11807536)

High Level language statements can be easily translated to ARM assembly language(http://www.toves.org/books/arm/), easier than x86 in my opinion. 11/12 year olds should have no problem understanding it, after they've played around with the provided options for programming the micro bit. (https://www.microbit.co.uk/create-code)

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Re:BBC Micro:bit computer now available to all for £13 by jackhack on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @01:32PM (#11808255)

scoot, I offer my apologies. You are correct -- I read too much into what you said (limitations on bluetooth due to RAM scarcity), and took off on a tangent.

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