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tballmsft

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    Comment #24890366

    We did studies with children ages 8-14 over the summer. It was quite successful. We'll be reporting on this evaluation once we've completed the analysis. Keep an eye out on https:/…

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    Comment #24890341

    MakeCode Arcade has an extension to work with the micro:bit edge connector pins from the meowbit.

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    Comment #24890274

    Yes, it's very close to cellular automata, with a few tweaks to make it easier to program. You are quite right about the debugging situation with growth of rules - I've some plans …

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    Comment #24890233

    Thanks very much for the pointer to PuzzleScript. I was not aware of it. It's very cool to see a rewriting-based system in practice. I chose to work with a more imperative style of…

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    Comment #24890219

    Hi Sean, yes - that is the case. I've regrouped the documentation to make this clear. Happy to have any suggestions for improvements. This is just a starting point.

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    Comment #24890175

    Yes, MakeCode compiles (in the web browser) to ARM machine code. The MakeCode team is very interested in new handhelds. Any handheld that can run MakeCode Arcade games will also be…

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    Comment #24883469

    This text is from the page that documents the full programming experience, and was written for programmers. I've moved it out of the overview section.