element14 Community
element14 Community
    Register Log In
  • Site
  • Search
  • Log In Register
  • Members
    Members
    • Benefits of Membership
    • Achievement Levels
    • Members Area
    • Personal Blogs
    • Feedback and Support
    • What's New on element14
  • Learn
    Learn
    • Learning Center
    • eBooks
    • STEM Academy
    • Webinars, Training and Events
    • Learning Groups
  • Technologies
    Technologies
    • 3D Printing
    • Experts & Guidance
    • FPGA
    • Industrial Automation
    • Internet of Things
    • Power & Energy
    • Sensors
    • Technology Groups
  • Challenges & Projects
    Challenges & Projects
    • Design Challenges
    • element14 presents
    • Project14
    • Arduino Projects
    • Raspberry Pi Projects
    • Project Groups
  • Products
    Products
    • Arduino
    • Dev Tools
    • Manufacturers
    • Raspberry Pi
    • RoadTests & Reviews
    • Avnet Boards Community
    • Product Groups
  • Store
    Store
    • Visit Your Store
    • 'Choose another store...'
      • Europe
      •  Austria (German)
      •  Belgium (Dutch, French)
      •  Bulgaria (Bulgarian)
      •  Czech Republic (Czech)
      •  Denmark (Danish)
      •  Estonia (Estonian)
      •  Finland (Finnish)
      •  France (French)
      •  Germany (German)
      •  Hungary (Hungarian)
      •  Ireland
      •  Israel
      •  Italy (Italian)
      •  Latvia (Latvian)
      •  
      •  Lithuania (Lithuanian)
      •  Netherlands (Dutch)
      •  Norway (Norwegian)
      •  Poland (Polish)
      •  Portugal (Portuguese)
      •  Romania (Romanian)
      •  Russia (Russian)
      •  Slovakia (Slovak)
      •  Slovenia (Slovenian)
      •  Spain (Spanish)
      •  Sweden (Swedish)
      •  Switzerland(German, French)
      •  Turkey (Turkish)
      •  United Kingdom
      • Asia Pacific
      •  Australia
      •  China
      •  Hong Kong
      •  India
      •  Korea (Korean)
      •  Malaysia
      •  New Zealand
      •  Philippines
      •  Singapore
      •  Taiwan
      •  Thailand (Thai)
      • Americas
      •  Brazil (Portuguese)
      •  Canada
      •  Mexico (Spanish)
      •  United States
      Can't find the country/region you're looking for? Visit our export site or find a local distributor.
  • Translate
  • Profile
Publications
  • Learn
  • More
Publications
Documents Raspberry Pi founders launch computer programming competition
  • Blog
  • Documents
  • Events
  • Files
  • Members
  • Mentions
  • Sub-Groups
  • Tags
  • More
  • Cancel
  • New
Publications requires membership for participation - click to join
Actions
  • Share
  • More
  • Cancel
Engagement
  • Author Author: e14news
  • Date Created: 31 Jul 2012 8:25 PM Date Created
  • Last Updated Last Updated: 8 Oct 2021 5:05 AM
  • Views 220 views
  • Likes 0 likes
  • Comments 0 comments
Related
Recommended

Raspberry Pi founders launch computer programming competition

In a bid to improve computer skills among young people, schoolchildren are being offered a cash prize for showcasing their programming prowess using Raspberry Pi.  The competition, which is being run by that created the credit card-sized chipboard, is offering a prize of $1,000 (£645) will be given to the child and teenager who have written the best software.

It has been confirmed that while the competition will initially run for a month, it will soon become a weekly event. There are two separate age categories - 13-and-under, and 14-to-18 - with the five runners-up set to receive $200.

"These are the first steps in the foundation's plan to return the bulk of the profit from selling units to young people in the form of prizes and other incentives," explained Eben Upton, the executive director of the firm behind the successful Raspberry Pi concept.

"The aim of the contest is simply to produce a software Application, which runs on the Raspberry Pi computer and which impresses the Judges," added Mr Upton, a founder and trustee of the foundation. "The Each Entry consists of an Entry Form and an archive file containing all source code, binaries and data for the application."

In May, the firm behind Raspberry Pi confirmed that the computer will launch a plug-in camera module for the pocked-sized PC in the next few months.

Launched earlier in 2012, the first edition of the device has already proven to be popular in schools throughout the UK. Long-term, it is hoped that Raspberry Pi will ignite interest in computer engineering and encourage young people to pursue careers in information computer technology.ADNFCR-1785-ID-801419552-ADNFCR
  • Share
  • History
  • More
  • Cancel
  • Sign in to reply
element14 Community

element14 is the first online community specifically for engineers. Connect with your peers and get expert answers to your questions.

  • Members
  • Learn
  • Technologies
  • Challenges & Projects
  • Products
  • Store
  • About Us
  • Feedback & Support
  • FAQs
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Legal and Copyright Notices
  • Sitemap
  • Cookies

An Avnet Company © 2023 Premier Farnell Limited. All Rights Reserved.

Premier Farnell Ltd, registered in England and Wales (no 00876412), registered office: Farnell House, Forge Lane, Leeds LS12 2NE.

ICP 备案号 10220084.

Follow element14

  • X
  • Facebook
  • linkedin
  • YouTube