BBC micro:bit C++
Verified publisherWhat a VS Code verified publisher badge means, compared with Open VSX →
Build CODAL C++ programs for the BBC micro:bit, directly in VS Code without external compilers and toolchains needed.
Tracked since 16 Sept 2026
Daily readings on both stores, taken by us. As of 25 Sept 2026.
Each bar is one day’s change in the store’s own counter. Open VSX counts a download on every update, so a day includes updates by people who already had it.
Where BBC micro:bit C++ ranks in search
Positions observed daily on both stores. Neither store publishes this, and the two run separate search engines over separate catalogues.
#3 on Open VSX for “cpp”, #852 on Marketplace.
| Search | Marketplace | Open VSX |
|---|---|---|
| c++ | #229of 1,239↓9 7d | #50of 428 |
| cpp | #852of 1,309↓12 7d | #3of 228 |
2 more searches, day-by-day history, and the extensions ranked above it. See plans | ||
VS Code Marketplace search ranking: measuring jitter and real movement →
- Installs
- 8+75.0% 7d
- Rating
- —unrated
- Rank in Education
- >1,000of 1,973
- Latest
- v0.3.018 Sept 2026
6 releases · first published Sept 2026
Why the Open VSX download count looks inflated →
- Downloads
- 992+48.4% 7d
- Rating
- —from 0 reviews
- Rank in Education
- #334of 459
- Latest
- v0.3.018 Sept 2026
Downloads count every update, not unique installs.
What the publisher says
BBC micro:bit C++’s own readme, changelog and license, as published to the VS Code Marketplace.