© Pradeeka Seneviratne  2019
Pradeeka SeneviratneBBC micro:bit Recipeshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-4913-0_1

1. MakeCode Setup Fundamentals

Pradeeka Seneviratne1 
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Udumulla, Mulleriyawa, Sri Lanka
 

In this chapter, you will learn how to set up and work with MakeCode for micro:bit, which is one of the most popular development tools to create micro:bit applications. Like many other software frameworks, MakeCode for micro:bit has a wide array of extensions (packages) to choose from.

You will also learn how to get started with the MakeCode for micro:bit and build some basic applications for micro:bit.

1-1. Starting Microsoft MakeCode for BBC micro:bit

Problem

You want to start the Microsoft MakeCode for BBC micro:bit to build a micro:bit application ...

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