Yes, I have just joined the countless hundreds who have started are currently using the “Arduino” platform for learning. I have to say it is the EASIEST microcontroller to use that I have come across.

The BlackBoard from SparkFun is everything you need in an Arduino Uno with many extra perks. BlackBoard has all of the hardware peripherals you know and love: 14 Digital I/O pins with 6 PWM pins, 6 ...