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 ...

Oh, I so wish that (a) I lived in (or near) Boulder, Colorado and (b) I was a high school kid again, because then I could attend the forthcoming “Introduction to Arduino ... get started with the ...

But there's nothing stopping adults from using Sparki as an easy introduction to Arduino programming. "To write your own programs, just plug it in via USB, install the custom-enhanced Arduino ...

I'll be focusing more on I/O and analog based microcontrollers, such as those running Arduino, and using Atmel chips as examples (these are most commonly available, and easy to program).