Analog electronics and digital electronics are different beasts. Most of what you'll do when hacking together projects will be digital. If you are a programmer

Analog electronics and digital electronics are different beasts. Most of what you'll do when hacking together projects will be digital. If you are a programmer, and especially if you are a low-level programmer, you won't have a problem getting your feet wet on the digital side. Snag one of the kits folks are mentioning in this thread and get busy.