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> I think that it's capabilities are too far removed from kids understanding of computing I'd argue that's a /good/ thing. If all children think of when they t
by timthorn 11y ago
> I think that it's capabilities are too far removed from kids understanding of computing
I'd argue that's a /good/ thing. If all children think of when they talk about computing are highly polished apps, it raises the psychological barrier to entry - and a limited platform also encourages consideration of the hardware and promotes hackery.
There's a school of thought that the UK tech industry is so strong today because of the limited nature of the Sinclair and Acron computers c.f. Apple & other US computers.
- TickleSteve 11y agotrue, the machines in those days were much more limited and hence more understandable.... I'm a product of that era but what inspired me back then was hoping to create games similar to what I was then playing. Don't get me wrong, I would love for kids to get into the MicroBit, I deal with similar systems all day long (embedded/realtime stuff on Cortex-Ms) but although its more accessible now due to the MicroBit and RPi, it seems to me that there is still a cognitive gap for kids to jump.
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