In case you haven’t heard, about a month ago MicroPython has celebrated its 11th birthday. I was lucky that I was able to start hacking with it soon after pyboards have shipped – the first tech talk I ...

Scripting languages are for large computers, right? “Real” embedded device work is a hellish, never-ending cycle of code, compile, and re-flash. Well, I used to think so too, but with the ...

While languages such as Ada and C++ have gained some adoption in certain circles, for the most part embedded software is still dominated by the procedural and dangerous C programming language. A few ...

There are currently around 600 programming languages to choose from, so picking the one that’s right for you can be pretty difficult. But if you’re looking for a language that’s incredibly popular, ...

The Pi Picos are tiny but capable, once you get used to their differences.

The new Pyboard D-series micro-controller is now available for purchase at a rather hefty price of £43 ($56), offering developers a low-powered device for running programs created with MicroPython, a ...

This post is an introduction to the Raspberry Pi Pico. The Pico is a new microcontroller from the Raspberry Pi Foundation. This small, cheap and flexible microcontroller platform is great for learning ...

A little bit off-topic for this article but Ars has a good mix of Apple heads and Pi-heads: I have a Pi 4 (possibly 3?) at home running Pi-Hole on Diet-Pi OS. Might add Plex server to it but not yet ...

Managing libraries for Arduino boards has traditionally been a time-consuming and error-prone process. Developers often had to manually search for, download, and configure libraries, which could be ...