The first micro:bit was invented by the BBC and partners and launched in 2015, honouring the BBC’s legacy of computing that stretches back to the original BBC Micro computer of the 1980s. Our original ...

They are, despite the similar size and similar objective, quite different creatures: for example the Pi can be programmed directly while code for the Micro Bit has to be written elsewhere and ...

BBC Micro:bit will hopefully help kids learn to code, like the BBC Micro before it.

Learning to Code with micro:bit - Lesson OneWhat is coding? Coding is our way of giving a computer program a set of instructions. Computer programs can include websites, games, apps or even how ...

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 ...

Learning to Code with micro:bit - Lesson ThreeWhat are conditions in coding? Well, conditions allow our program to check if there are certain situations present. If they are, then we have ...

A tiny computer intended to encourage UK kids to get programming is finally being delivered to schools, some half a year later than originally planned. The micro:bit was announced a year ago — the ...

The top layer of the micro:bit sandwich is of course your code. This is turned into a hex file by the web-based IDE’s compiler, which you then place on your device.

On Tuesday, the BBC sent one million of Micro: bits, pocket-sized programmable devices to teachers and students across the country.

Winning an award for creating a digital dictionary while he was still in school has inspired Prabhath Mannapperuma to foster a legion of budding young programmers in remote corners of Sri Lanka.