BBC’s student-friendly Micro:bit programmable computer to launch worldwide

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By any measure, the BBC Micro:Bit has been a roaring success. The diminutive computer has found its way into the hands of more than one million children, and is a core part of computing education in the UK. It has even attracted the support of Samsung, Microsoft, and ARM, who assisted in the device’s development. Now, it’s about to go global. BBC Learning, which is responsible for the development of the Micro:bit, has spun off the device into its own not-for-profit organization, called the Micro:bit Educational Foundation. In addition to ensuring the device has an ongoing legacy, it is also tasked…

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