The IDE is actually a fork of a project called Processing: https://processing.org/reference/environment/ https://processing.org/reference/environment/ It's an

The IDE is actually a fork of a project called Processing: https://processing.org/reference/environment/ https://processing.org/reference/environment/ It's an interesting story, but you're right that it isn't exactly professional: https://arduinohistory.github.io/ https://arduinohistory.github.io/ I do like the MSP430 fork called Energia. They're 16-bit MCUs with a focus on low power usage, and some of them have non-volatile RAM: https://energia.nu/ https://energia.nu/