Hands on with the BBC’s child-friendly microbit: if you’re an adult you might struggle
Mar22
Never before can I say I’ve been able to feel the brimming excitement of 1 million 10 and 11-year-olds across the UK – until today – as the BBC microbit finally landed on my doorstep, along with hundreds of schools. This really is a landmark for the BBC, literally giving away this many computers to so many kids, and it’s one that could transform the future of digital skills in the country, so it’s hard not to get a bit swept up in it all. The microbit is exactly what it promises, truly micro, making the Raspberry Pi 1 Model B look positively ancient in…
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