[David] forked the OpenBlocks project and started working on his new graphical programming language. ArduBlocks uses the Arduino IDE, so everything possible in C with an Arduino should be possible ...

he can connect the Arduino directly into his computer’s speaker port for programming. Once the microcontroller is connected to his computer, he runs the IDE-generated hex file through a Java app ...

If you're into robotics or electronics, you've likely come across Arduino—a small microcontroller ... programming language, powered by the Arduino Integrated Development Environment (IDE).