Following this morning's announcement of the BBC's Micro Bit programmable computer, WIRED.co.uk takes a closer look at the new piece of technology, and speaks to one of the people behind its creation.

It has taken a long time for the BBC micro:bit to finally reach students in the UK. The device was first announced in 2015, but it has gone through a series of delays that kept pushing its release ...

Coding is for everyone! That’s the big message we want to get out there as part of our micro:bit – the next gen campaign… With this in mind, we spoke to a primary school teacher, a digital learning ...

There is a whole generation of computer scientists, software engineers, coders and hackers who first got into computing due to the home computer revolution of the mid-1980s and early 1990s. Machines ...

A tiny computer intended to encourage UK kids to get programming is finally being delivered to schools, some half a year later than originally planned. The micro:bit was announced a year ago — the ...

Not encountered a micro:bit before? It’s pleased to meet you, too! A micro:bit is a pocket-sized computer. Simple to use, it helps you bring coding and software to life. It’s packed full of features ...

The micro:bit was conceived as a device to get children interested in computers, emulating the excitement around early PCs like the BBC Micro and ZX Spectrum in the 1980s. With the micro:bit, the BBC ...