I started embedded programming with 8 bit PICs and it had to be done in assembly or and limited c compiler. I hated working on microcontroller projects become A

I started embedded programming with 8 bit PICs and it had to be done in assembly or and limited c compiler. I hated working on microcontroller projects become Arduino came around (got my first one in 2011). With Arduino I could make some really cool stuff and not worry about setting up the the build environment on my machine. Arduino also just works on windows, Linux, and Mac which makes it very appealing to newbies. I love my original Arduino I made some many fun projects.