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The Pi (and Arduino) is a gateway drug, imo. As a software guy, I don't think I'd have ever gotten into circuit design or hardware hacking of any sort until I b
by geerlingguy 11y ago
The Pi (and Arduino) is a gateway drug, imo. As a software guy, I don't think I'd have ever gotten into circuit design or hardware hacking of any sort until I brought a Pi B and Arduino Uno.
For fun, first-time projects, it's a lot easier to have someone write a Python script and go, rather than breadboard a circuit and write in a more obscure, less-abstracted language.
- milkanic 11y agocheck out http://wipy.io/ http://wipy.io/ . Best of both worlds and draws 850uA in suspend mode.
- sciurus 11y agoCool! I did not realize there was a board with built-in wifi that ran https://micropython.org/ https://micropython.org/
- geerlingguy 11y agoVery cool; unfortunately it's a bit pricey... and won't be available for a while. I'd like to pick one up when it is, though!