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 @fluffy @Natanox @Shrigglepuss what's the kid's experience in programming and computers? We programmed rock, scissors, paper with my kids on the weekend, and haven't even finished. I mean, it's a long road before game development. Also for games, Minecraft and Roblox allow a lot of programing, and they don't need an RPi. 4 comments
@fluffy @bonkers @Natanox @Shrigglepuss Agree with @Natanox - buy a 400. It’s future iterations that’re problematic and while it’s important to deny business to companies who demonstrate unconscionable conduct, this gives the educational element an additional layer - you can explain why the company’s problematic and you wont be supporting them again.  @oscarjiminy @bonkers @Natanox @Shrigglepuss thanks, I’ll probably get the rpi400 and two microbits for them then (or maybe a fun adafruit kit if they have something to their skill level) |
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@bonkers @Natanox @Shrigglepuss Yeah, they already have fun in Minecraft. But they're interested in making stuff at a somewhat lower level; one of them specifically is really into Tamagotchi right now. Maybe Microbit would be a good choice for that.
But basically I want a device for them that they can more directly work with Scratch and maybe Python, and the RPi400 manual has an amazing Pygame tutorial in it.
I'm definitely weighing a lot of options and RPi400 seems like the best one.