Opinion It is fair to say that the Raspberry Pi is a success. I love them, you love them, the whole world loves them. It has reminded the rest of the computing world that the UK – and Cambridge especially – has a proud computing heritage.
It’s hard to miss mentions of the Pi in the technology press each day. It is spoken of in hushed tones, revered as being something we British can be proud of like Winston Churchill, or our innate suspicion of foreigners.
But I don’t think it will be The True Saviour of British Computing, all on its own. Let me explain.
It’s this sentiment that bothers me: “The Pi will get kids programming again! It will unlock a new generation of young programmers! Bedroom-programming will be reborn! The UK will provide the world with the next Tim Berners-Lee,” and other such hyperbole. This all appears to come from technology journalism, rather than the Raspberry Pi Foundation itself.
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