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Re:BBC Micro:bit computer now available to all for £13 by gunmania0 on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @12:11PM (#11807385)
Why does the fact it can't run micropython and BLE at the same time put BLE out of reach?
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Re:BBC Micro:bit computer now available to all for £13 by technomancy on Tuesday May 31, 2016 @09:37PM (#11811571)
The point is you want to be able to program on the board rather than having it be useless without attaching it to a PC. For that you need both IO and an onboard compiler or interpreter.

MicroPython is right out; it would almost fit Lua, but as it is it looks like your only option for independent development would be Forth.

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Re:BBC Micro:bit computer now available to all for £13 by gunmania0 on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @03:46AM (#11812710)
You can flash it over Bluetooth?
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Re:BBC Micro:bit computer now available to all for £13 by technomancy on Wednesday June 01, 2016 @10:48AM (#11814735)
No. The point is being able to do development live without needing to upload a new image every time you want to try something new.
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