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In your opinion was it best for BBC to develop their own device or should they have gone instead with the RPi (or Arduino or something else)?

Do you think Microsoft's involvement has enhanced the technical goals of the project, sounds like you really needed to shoe-horn MicroPython in there?

Do you think if MicroPython was a goal that they did the project right, anything major you'd have done differently?

Thanks.

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The RPi has a different aim (to provide a full computer), whereas the micro:bit is to facilitate first steps with minimum effort. By using Python a child gets a sense of progression from one device to the next.

I can confidently say that all the partners are working very hard to fulfil the vision the BBC has of inspiring a new generation of digital makers, engineers and creatives. Each partner brings different skills, capabilities and expertise to the table. It's most certainly a case of the whole is bigger than the sum of its parts since we're all pulling together in the same direction.

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