The Arduino is an excellent first embedded development kit, provides a great introduction to electronics, and has the potential to get children into programming. [David] thinks throwing C at non-pr… ...

If the Arduino IDE isn’t your thing, you could always do it the cool way with [CNLohr]’s programming tutorial we featured last week. Posted in Arduino Hacks , Wireless Hacks Tagged arduino ...

Arduino microcontrollers have added Python to the range of compatible programming languages. Others can be used, and not just Arduino's own IDE app.

Arduino's programming language is ideal for newbies because of its gentle learning curve. With an easy syntax and dozens of helpful libraries, the Arduino IDE shouldn't pose a challenge for beginners.