Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!news.redatomik.org!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed2.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!newsgate.cistron.nl!newsgate.news.xs4all.nl!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.060 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.88; '*S*': 0.00; 'python,': 0.02; 'develop,': 0.07; 'lawrence': 0.09; 'subset': 0.09; 'python': 0.11; 'subject:PSF': 0.14; '"python': 0.16; 'from:addr:mrabarnett.plus.com': 0.16; 'from:addr:python': 0.16; 'from:name:mrab': 0.16; 'message-id:@mrabarnett.plus.com': 0.16; 'presume': 0.16; 'received:192.168.1.4': 0.16; 'screen,': 0.16; 'wrote:': 0.18; 'foundation': 0.20; 'coding': 0.22; 'creating': 0.23; 'header:User-Agent:1': 0.23; 'controlling': 0.24; 'header :In-Reply-To:1': 0.27; 'raise': 0.29; 'wonder': 0.29; 'that.': 0.31; 'becoming': 0.31; 'cool,': 0.31; 'compatible': 0.32; 'languages': 0.32; 'says': 0.33; 'guess': 0.33; 'device': 0.34; "i'd": 0.34; 'one,': 0.35; 'but': 0.35; 'add': 0.35; 'animation': 0.36; 'c++': 0.36; 'two': 0.37; 'easiest': 0.38; 'to:addr:python- list': 0.38; 'embedded': 0.39; 'sure': 0.39; 'to:addr:python.org': 0.39; 'dave': 0.60; 'new': 0.61; 'profile': 0.61; 'first': 0.61; 'you.': 0.62; 'education': 0.64; 'interest': 0.64; 'url:blogspot': 0.65; 'url:co': 0.67; 'touch': 0.74; 'other.': 0.75; 'article': 0.77; 'launches': 0.84; 'subject:BBC': 0.84; 'url:03': 0.84; 'url:bbc': 0.91; 'device.': 0.93; 'suited': 0.93 X-CM-Score: 0.00 X-CNFS-Analysis: v=2.1 cv=CYWG5dbl c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=0nF1XD0wxitMEM03M9B4ZQ==:117 a=0nF1XD0wxitMEM03M9B4ZQ==:17 a=0Bzu9jTXAAAA:8 a=mlFM_a_ONtUA:10 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=EBOSESyhAAAA:8 a=BrDiTsk0AAAA:8 a=QZam-5MpAAAA:8 a=aSRvjw2BAAAA:8 a=aFKp9Z2mL7g2TwAQkWUA:9 a=sH9a1kCqvJGr6Q4q:21 a=lS8gZCaBkGh81WP7:21 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=d6acmnOgCKoA:10 X-AUTH: mrabarnett@:2500 Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2015 16:12:18 +0000 From: MRAB User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 6.3; WOW64; rv:31.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/31.5.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: PSF news - BBC launches MicroBit References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.19 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 25 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1426435949 news.xs4all.nl 2934 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:51700 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:87478 On 2015-03-15 07:26, Dave Farrance wrote: > Mark Lawrence wrote: > >>http://pyfound.blogspot.co.uk/2015/03/bbc-launches-microbit.html may be >>of interest to some of you. > > "Python is one of the three languages that work with the device." > > That's cool, and the article says that the Raspberry Pi Foundation is > involved in creating learning content for it, which I presume would > emphasise Python, given that Python was the RPi Foundation's first choice > for controlling the Pi. The RPi has helped to raise the profile of Python, > so hopefully this new device will add to that. > > I wonder what the other two languages are? I'd guess a C++ subset for > one, like the Arduino. Not sure about the other. HTML/Javascript is > becoming popular in education because it's the easiest way put shapes and > animation on the screen, but I don't think it's suited to an embedded > device. > http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31834927 says: """When it launches in September it will be compatible with three coding languages - Touch Develop, Python and C++."""