[Microbit-Python] SUCCESS! Setting up a local version of microbit's TouchDevelop

[Howard Baker-IF&L]

Hi,

Thanks David – very kind.

The make public decision is not mine to make I’m afraid. I’ve sent round my recommendations and awaiting responses now. We’ve got a good cohort of people now building things for the Micro:bit (like David) and it is proving invaluable so I am hoping we can do the same with MicroPython.

Thanks again for all the support, I promise you it is much appreciated.

Howard

From: Microbit [mailto:microbit-bounces+howard.baker=bbc.co.uk at python.org] On Behalf Of David Whale
Sent: 15 July 2015 13:01
To: For Pythonic MicroBit related disucssions
Subject: Re: [Microbit-Python] SUCCESS! Setting up a local version of microbit's TouchDevelop


I would say at this point, that our experiences with the raspberry pi story is that 'open early, release often' is vital. There was access to thousands of skilled developers as a result and it would never have worked without them.

There just aren't anywhere near enough hands to the pump at the moment to make this work. Opening it earlier will access additional other skilled people to get involved and make it happen.

I'm reminded of Fredrick Brooks 'mythical man month' and the perils of adding people to a project late, but I think there is no choice here. Besides, the BBC staff are being paid good money to manage the project, and we are talking about adding highly skilled volunteers to execute it. Howard is ace, I have every faith in him managing this and dispelling the old myths. The world has moved on since the 60's.

Come on team, it is possible. Come on BBC, make it happen, make it digital.

David.

Sent from my new HTC
On Jul 15, 2015 11:52 AM, "Nicholas H.Tollervey" <ntoll at ntoll.org<mailto:ntoll at ntoll.org>> wrote:
Hi Folks,

I spent an hour or so this morning trying to crack the "set up the dev
environment" nut for the Python editor in TouchDevelop.

Turns out that the instructions from Microsoft are a tad incomplete,
we'd taken a few missteps but I've figured out the problems and I'm
looking at a locally running version of the site.

Yay.

I'll re-trace my steps, write them down and stick 'em in a README which
can form the start of a Python in TD editor that targets MicroPython.
It'd be good if people can check these steps on Windows and Mac (I'm on
Linux) to ensure we have the minimum amount of hassle needed to set
things up for new developers.

I'd like all our editor development to be free and public. Still
awaiting Howard's ruminations on this.

N.


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