Today marks two years since the release of Ultibo and so much has happened in that time it is almost impossible to remember what life was like before. We won’t deny that there have been some disappointments along the way, like the apparent lack of interest in the VC4 port, still we remain convinced that the need for what we are doing is greater now than ever.

You might have noticed a little less activity lately, we’ve been busy with another project, but we’ve also spent a lot of time thinking about the future direction of Ultibo. No matter how much the project expands and no matter how capable it becomes, one recurring theme we see is that the Pascal language is too often cited as a reason not to use Ultibo.

Ultibo is about making a difference not about making excuses, so the time has come for some changes. In order to grow the project to its full potential we’ve decided to broaden the audience beyond the Pascal language and create opportunities for people to build projects using a wider range of tools. Some may question why, couldn’t those people create their own project after all? We’ve looked long and hard and it seems that in spite of the best efforts of many, nothing else has come close to reaching the capabilities Ultibo already has and the future potential it holds.

We haven’t yet finalized all the details of how this will work but you can be sure that Pascal will continue to be supported as the core itself will remain unchanged, support for new languages will be added on to what we already have. Which languages you ask? We’re not going to say right now but if you look at any top ten list of most popular programming languages you’ll be sure to see the ones we’re thinking of.

We hope you’ll join us in welcoming a whole new group of makers to share the future of Ultibo.