@bazzacollins I'm still to be convinced it ever HAD any momentum for anyone under 40.
Can't help but wonder whether the momentum behind the Raspberry Pi might have been lost by the time the BBC weighs in http://ow.ly/pC5W4
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@petergothard Perhaps. Schools definitely showing an interest, though. -
@bazzacollins Yeah, I've spoken to several. I'm still waiting to see kids flying solo with it, though, as seemed to be the plan. -
@petergothard Agreed, although there's a million or so of the buggers out there. Someone must be using them! -
@bazzacollins Middle aged men keep putting web cams and balloons on them, that's all I ever see! Also: I have one gathering dust on my desk.
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@bazzacollins Designed to be used by kids, ends up being used by blokes with beards and sandals. It might as well be accredited by the BCS! -
@PaulOckenden Schools are definitely buying/using them. Agree it's not yet sparked a home revolution, though. -
@bazzacollins@PaulOckenden Their dream objective was 100,000 Pis in the hands of kids after a year. They've achieved 200,000.
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@bazzacollins and why is it a bbd matter? I understand it was different in bbc micro days, but today? not sure -
@jonhoneyball Hits their education remit, I guess. -
@bazzacollins nah its just an attempt to be relevant
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@bazzacollins schools and kids are definitely using them. I teach kids to code. Over half already owned a Pi before beginning. -
@TheAlanSmith Are you using Scratch? If so, have you tried v2? -
@kevpartner use whatever the kids want. So far Python mainly. -
@TheAlanSmith Older kids then? I use Python but was impressed with the new Scratch. -
@kevpartner youngest is 11. His language of choice is C#! -
@TheAlanSmith Not a bad choice - though a bit limiting! -
@kevpartner kids are loving unity though for games. Which uses C# and is cross platform. But yes not as flexible as C++!
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@bazzacollins - It was on the 1'oClock news with a feature on a school using itThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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