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1. Pratham shah

   · nothing at none · over 3 years ago
   TOO GOOD

   It is just awesome. you can make so many things WITHOUT A TEAM! If you are starting then this is an awesome place to start at.

   🏁 Competitors: Python, Java, Code.org

   👍 Pros:    Good UI|Remix|Works perfectly|100% free|Many, many languages

Microbit mentions (21)

• Impl Snake For Micro:bit - Embedded async Rust on BBC Micro:bit with Embassy

  The BBC Micro:bit is a small educational board. It is equipped with an ARM Cortex-M4F nRF52833 microcontroller, a 5⨉5 LED matrix, 3 buttons (one of which is touch-sensitive), a microphone, a speaker, Bluetooth capabilities, and much more. - Source: dev.to / 11 months ago

• A 15 pound computer to inspire young programmers (2011)

  [Disclaimer: I work at the BBC.] ...later on, the BBC made[0] the micro:bit[1], another £15 (well, around £15 back then for the V1) computer to inspire young programmers. Funny to think that little did the BBC know that they'd be creating their own cheap computer. [0]: Well, the BBC didn't _make_ it exactly — rather, the development and manufacturing was subcontracted to third-party companies (though some people... - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• And DigTech teachers willing to share?

  Https://microbit.org/ are really good in my experience too, maybe a little bit dated now and they seem to have lost momentum, but they're super cheap and providing something physical that you can actually code is pretty exciting to a lot of kids. Source: over 2 years ago

• google developed course on Rust

  Comprehensive Rust 🦀: Bare-Metal: a 1-day class on how to use Rust for bare-metal development. You will learn what no_std is and see how you can write firmware for microcontrollers (a micro:bit) and well as how to write drivers for a more powerful application processor (using Qemu). Source: over 2 years ago

• Sony backs Raspberry Pi with fresh funding, access to A.I. chips

  Kids in the UK (and elsewhere?) can access the Micro:bit computer[0], while not the same and powerful/extendable as R Pi - it is cheap, good and plenty available. It includes a LED display and motion sensor. Kids can program it using "block coding", or write Python code that runs with the help of MicroPython[1]. [0] https://microbit.org/. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago

Scratch mentions (572)

• Ask HN: Are there any good educational computers for children that aren't toys?

  All kids have the instinct to learn, but it's not a set-and-forget dynamic where you can just leave them with a computer/gadget. Their interests and curiousity feed off of those around them. Having access to "true play" and playmates are critical [1]. For example, you can introduce them to Scratch [2], make a small game together, and let them propose new games to make. Get their friends involved too. But's not... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Hackathon "Web Thiruvizha"

  The second event is about to create game from (https://scratch.mit.edu/). As a team we created a game called "Windows Destroyer", the theme of the game is to destroy the Windows icon by the small rocket. If any any is reading this blog you try the game in the given link. (https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/1205853657) "GOOD DAY WITH NEW FRIENDS". - Source: dev.to / about 2 months ago

• Designing your own node-based visual programming language

  Though the first approach is usually simpler to make, it has one big flaw—subpar performance. Despite the seemingly perfect linked graph situation, using an automata prevents compilers (including JIT compilers for scripting languages) to optimize your code. For example, they can't optimize a for-if-else structure to be as fast as possible if those for, if, and actual commands with possible value getters are... - Source: dev.to / 4 months ago

• TikTok Is Harming Children at an Industrial Scale

  I anticipate my kid needing to live in a word with capitalism, it doesn't ncessarily mean that they need a Mastercard at 4 years old. Same with many other things: condoms, keys to a car, access to alcohol. There is a time for everything, and at the age of 4, a young human probably has not yet maxxed out on analog stimuli opportunities. I learned YouTube when it came out in 2006 and I was 21. I've got 19 years of... - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• How I Got Started in IT: My Journey to Becoming an Apprentice Support Engineer 🚀

  I've always been fascinated by the technology. I spent many hors playing video games and the first dive into the world of development was when I had to code a game on Scratch. The excercise looked pretty easy: Create a Tamagotchi-like game. Let me tell you - It wasn't easy at all for someone of a young age! There were many things that I needed to pay attention to: Things I have never heard of before! - Source: dev.to / 11 months ago