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by ksaj 1807 days ago
A lot of people learn by completing Arduino projects. I don't know if it's the best entry point, but it's definitely one that has a lot of support in the maker world.

Python is the language of choice there, too. So for the most part, you'll feel at home.
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bigiain 1807 days ago
I'd guess 99+% of Arduino projects use the C/C++ thing the Arduino IDE uses.

Micro Python and Circuit Python will run on a lot of the same boards Arduino IDE works with, but it's a much much smaller scene then Arduino/C++ I think.

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ksaj 1806 days ago
You are probably right. I have a lot of raspberry Pi Pico, which I've been programming with Python, and so that just carries over when I tool around with Arduino. From that direction, it is easy to assume Python is the more popular one.

C/C++ should probably outperform Python. Either way, op should feel at home, since they listed both languages.

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bigiain 1806 days ago
Right. I can see that. I've got half a dozen Picos on my coffee table that I've yet to do anything with. Mostly a drunk covid lockdown impulse buy for me...
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