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The improvements described look great to me. Some are advocating for PlatformIO, but I still reach for the Arduino IDE even though I usually prefer vim or CLI
by frompdx 5y ago
The improvements described look great to me. Some are advocating for PlatformIO, but I still reach for the Arduino IDE even though I usually prefer vim or CLI tools. It's convenient and tutorials frequently assume you'll use the IDE. The IDE is great for people that just want to dive in and see some results. Asking someone really new to programming to install a plugin in another tool or issue arcane commands in the terminal is probably asking too much. All of that can be discovered later.
- II2II 5y agoOne of the nice things about Arduino IDE 2.0 and PlatformIO is the ability to install the CLI backend independently of the IDE, so people can transition to a CLI and editor if they feel inclined to go that route (e.g. experienced users or once someone has learned enough to move on that development process).