Here's how easy it is to get started coding with the BBC's micro:bit computer
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It has taken a long time for the BBC micro:bit to finally reach students in the UK. The device was first announced in 2012, but it has gone through a series of delays that kept pushing its release date back.
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The BBC looked at the success of devices like the Raspberry Pi, a low-cost computer that can be used for lots of different projects, and decided to team up with British chipmaker ARM to create a spiritual successor to the BBC Micro devices from the 1980s.
We tried out a review unit to see what it's like to learn to code with a BBC micro:bit.
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