> Is there a way to do everything from the commandline with FOSS tools and without installing e.g. the Arduino-IDE? Yes. In fact, the official getting started

> Is there a way to do everything from the commandline with FOSS tools and without installing e.g. the Arduino-IDE? Yes. In fact, the official getting started guide[0] is all command-line based, with an optional chapter later on about using VS Code if you wish. I have a low volume product in production using the RP2040 and I've never once opened up any sort of GUI for developing the software or programming it. [0] https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/pico/getting-started-with-pico.pdf https://datasheets.raspberrypi.com/pico/getting-started-with...