As a general rule, one should NEVER update or upgrade a software prior to
competition once you have started coding.  If you do this, you are asking
for trouble.  It will never happen in my shop.

On Fri, Sep 6, 2019 at 8:11 AM Elvina Tong <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I was just made aware of this, not sure when it was posted or if any of
> you know about it:
>
> "The current version of the EV3 Lab software is not compatible with the
> upcoming release of Apple’s operating system for Mac computers, called
> ‘Catalina’. We have therefore decided to replace the current EV3 Lab
> software and EV3 Programming App with a completely new app, called LEGO®
> MINDSTORMS® Education EV3 Classroom. Featuring a coding language based on
> Scratch, EV3 Classroom will initially launch for macOS in November 2019 and
> in spring 2020 for iOS, Windows 10, Android and Chrome. EV3 Classroom will
> offer a consistent experience, features, and content across all devices.
> The first release of EV3 Classroom will be in US English, followed by the
> other 15 EV3 languages in spring 2020."
>
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>
> So - if this will be released in November, will any of you have your kids
> update to it? It seems rather close to the tournament. That would be
> cutting it close if the interface looks different and would take any
> getting used to.
>
> Elvina
>
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