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Generally speaking, yes, it would. Micropython runs on both esp8266 (a couple of dollars for a board) and micro:bit (designed for education); so cost isn't a fa
by askvictor 9y ago
Generally speaking, yes, it would. Micropython runs on both esp8266 (a couple of dollars for a board) and micro:bit (designed for education); so cost isn't a factor. Uploading/flashing code is annoying on the esp8266 (though decent tooling would assist with that). I think for students real hardware is much more useful - this is probably going to be more useful for people actually trying to build something (not that students should be excluded from that, but the target is different)
- msl 9y ago> Uploading/flashing code is annoying [...] A nice thing about MicroPython is that you only need to flash the chip once - at least if it has enough flash storage to support a file system. Once flashed, you can work on a REPL (over either UART or WLAN) and write files.
- askvictor 9y agoIndeed; although tooling to easily get files on there is still pretty immature (way too hard for beginners)