Foundation – Noise https://noise.getoto.net The collective thoughts of the interwebz Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:08:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 The new home for Blockly https://noise.getoto.net/2025/10/28/the-new-home-for-blockly/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:08:45 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=91675 I am delighted to announce that the Raspberry Pi Foundation is the new home for Blockly, the world’s leading open source library for visual programming. What is Blockly?  Blockly is a free, open source library that enables developers to build applications and websites that use block-based coding interfaces. That means that instead of typing code,…

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]]> Translating educational content: four key principles https://noise.getoto.net/2025/01/28/translating-educational-content-four-key-principles/ Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:08:15 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=89349 As an organisation with global reach, translation and localisation have been part of the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s activities from the start. Code Clubs and educational partners all over the world are helping young people learn about computing in their own language. We’ve already published over 1,900 translated learning resources, covering up to 32 languages, thanks…

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]]> A vote of thanks to our Trustees https://noise.getoto.net/2024/07/03/a-vote-of-thanks-to-our-trustees/ Wed, 03 Jul 2024 08:08:26 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=87699 Tuesday 11 June 2024 will be remembered as one of the most important days in the history of Raspberry Pi. The successful introduction of the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s commercial subsidiary on the London Stock Exchange is a genuinely remarkable achievement. I want to put on record my huge congratulations and thanks to Eben Upton, Martin…

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]]> What would an IPO mean for the Raspberry Pi Foundation? https://noise.getoto.net/2024/05/28/what-would-an-ipo-mean-for-the-raspberry-pi-foundation/ Tue, 28 May 2024 08:44:32 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=87371 On 22 May 2024, we announced that we are intending to list the Foundation’s commercial subsidiary, Raspberry Pi Ltd, on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. This is called an Initial Public Offering (IPO).  The IPO process is — quite rightly — highly regulated, and information about the company and the potential listing…

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]]> Our new theory of change https://noise.getoto.net/2024/03/28/our-new-theory-of-change/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:36:00 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=86678 One of the Raspberry Pi Foundation’s core values is our focus on impact. This means that we are committed to learning from the best available evidence, and to being rigorous and transparent about the difference we’re making. Like many charities, an important part of our approach to achieving and measuring our impact is our theory…

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]]> The four elements of our focus on impact https://noise.getoto.net/2023/07/27/the-four-elements-of-our-focus-on-impact/ Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:04:20 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=84592 The mission of the Raspberry Pi Foundation is to enable young people to realise their full potential through the power of computing and digital technologies. That’s what we say in our 2025 strategy. But how can we be sure we’re succeeding? In our strategy we also identify one of our values as being ‘focussed on…

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]]> Test our new Code Editor for young people https://noise.getoto.net/2023/04/05/test-our-new-code-editor-for-young-people/ Wed, 05 Apr 2023 10:55:30 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=83576 We are building a new online text-based Code Editor to help young people aged 7 and older learn to write code. It’s free and designed for young people who attend Code Clubs and CoderDojos, students in schools, and learners at home. At this stage of development, the Code Editor enables learners to: We’ve chosen Python…

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]]> Introducing raspberrypi.com https://noise.getoto.net/2021/10/06/introducing-raspberrypi-com/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:31:41 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=76211 I am delighted to announce the launch of raspberrypi.com — a new website dedicated to Raspberry Pi computers and associated technologies. Head on over to find all about our low-cost, high-performance PCs, add-on boards or HATs, microcontrollers, accessories, and much more.  As well as being able to learn about and purchase the full range of…

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]]> Celebrating the community: Yolanda https://noise.getoto.net/2021/09/28/celebrating-the-community-yolanda/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 12:57:52 +0000 https://www.raspberrypi.org/?p=76022 So far in our series of community stories, we’ve collaborated with young people from the UK, India, and Romania who are getting creative with technology to change the world around them. Our next community story comes from a highly regarded community member who has been connecting young people with opportunities to learn and create with…

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