Honestly, I think the idea of a less capable computer being used to teach kids to love _programming_ was misguided from the start. Raspberry pis are excellent f

Honestly, I think the idea of a less capable computer being used to teach kids to love _programming_ was misguided from the start. Raspberry pis are excellent for making electronics projects accessible and easy. I had an intro class in college that used Pi's for teaching electronics. It dramatically expands what's possible because you have a real computer with accessible pins, and the ecosystem made it all simple and comfortable. It felt much more accessible than Arduinos. But teaching programming? Why? It does not enhance what's possible, it limits what's possible in a teaching way. That screams the sort of thing that educators would find useful and students would tolerate. Sure, they eventually get comfortable and see the benefits, but most of those aren't in programming.