>I disagree. You don't seem to actually disagree. You said: >Sure, if you never programmed a small device, by all means, start with an Arduino. And the OP sa

>I disagree. You don't seem to actually disagree. You said: >Sure, if you never programmed a small device, by all means, start with an Arduino. And the OP said advice "for real beginners", i.e., people who have never programmed a small device. I didn't read anything that hinted that the OP was suggesting people never advance beyond Arduino. Again your disagreeing with things the OP never said. You: >As for RPI, it's neither a production device, nor a learning tool for embedded programming. OP: >you really just want a small computer running Linux but with GPIO-Pins?=> Raspberry PI