King’s College London recently released Strype, a frame-based editor for Python that offers a programming environment for the micro:bit. The Strype editor combines the benefits of Python text-based editing and block-based editing. It offers similar avoidance of syntax errors and discoverability as block-based systems while providing readability and flexibility of editing similar to text editors. Python-like programs are written by inserting frames, using a single key command, which represents a complete statement in the language. No syntax details need to be remembered, so the speed of editing increases, freeing the programmer’s mind to concentrate on the task at hand.
Read the Strype announcement and download here
Try Strype with cyber:bot and What’s a Microcontroller? with Python; Post Your Experiences Below
Parallax has not tested the Strype editor with our What’s a Microcontroller? with Python or cyber:bot curriculum, so we’re turning to our educational community to obtain some feedback from you. If you’re a teacher or student, this is an opportunity to test out the Strype editor with our curriculum. Can you add the cyberbot.py module when using cyber:bot? Can you use the CYBERscope? How do you find the usefulness of the Strype editor compared to the traditional editor https://python.microbit.org/v/2 used in our curriculum? Be part of our development community and share your thoughts back with our educational team, below.
