Instead, it’s a microcontroller development platform based on an ARM chip. Now, the micro:bit is getting Python, the BASIC of today, and will assuredly be even more useful in UK classrooms.

Micro:bit Educational Foundation has annonced a Python editor for the BBC micro:bit educational single-board computer, “purpose-built to address the hurdles learners usually face in working with the ...

Image caption, Coel believes inspiring ... and learned to program in Python. ‘If I hadn’t been introduced to the micro:bit, I would never have considered technology as a path to follow in ...

Recently at BBC Research & Development, we got our hands on the new BBC micro:bit v2, a pocket-sized computer first launched in 2015 to help teach computer science. The first generation of this ...

You can code in Java, C++, Python and Block. There are five I/O rings to connect the Micro Bit to other devices or sensors using crocodile clips or 4mm banana plugs, to send commands to and from the ...

Micro Python currently supports 32-bit ARM processors like the STM32F405 ... This also makes it easy for users to upgrade the Micro Python image without any special hardware, and means that ...

Engaging students with hands-on robotics in STEM education has often presented challenges, with kits sometimes being limited ...

The BBC Micro Bit is the latest tiny programming board to arrive. As the name suggests, the BBC is hoping that the Micro Bit will follow in the footsteps of the legendary BBC Micro and inspire a ...