35 Years ago
>The idea behind the micro:bit is to recover some of the excitement around programming which came 35 years ago with the BBC Micro,
Nothing else existed 35 years ago which could contend with what we discovered, today they already have smartphones more powerfull than Pcs I first encountered. These devices will represent an interest to maybe 0.00001% percent of the user base.. And that 0.00001% will probably be above high school age....
>and to steer schools towards teaching children to be creators rather than mere users of computer technology.
There are far many more ways to be creative than learning programming...
I wonder what the true objectives are...are they really hoping to insource some of the work that is now done elsewhere on the planet....too late
Biting the hand that feeds IT
