One potential market this seems to corner is software engineers without much hardware background willing to dip their toes in product design or proving some con

One potential market this seems to corner is software engineers without much hardware background willing to dip their toes in product design or proving some concept for a startup (think of adding a touch of interactivity to museum exhibit or kickstarting another thermostat company). With current PCB production prices I also sometimes just order a one-off PCB that wires together a few modules, as it's just more efficient use of time. OT: my snarky side would present this news as: geez, JavaScript developers will get their way and be able to get a solution that has sensor X and LED on it without learning anything about hardware :) But it's a good thing- tinkering with Arduino when it just came out did set the course for career change I wanted, and maybe this will do the same for someone else.