Arduino simplifies things by only using just one coding language. Here's what you need to get started with developing software for the tiny device.

In Arduino, the HAL is nothing more than the collection of classes and function calls that overlay on top of the C++ programming language and, in a sense, “turn it into the Arduino programming ...

The Arduino is an excellent first embedded development kit, provides a great introduction to electronics, and has the potential to get children into programming. [David] thinks throwing C at non ...

An Arduino is a popular open-source single-board microcontroller. Learn how to program one and let the possibilities take shape.

Learn the ins and outs of Arduino programming in your own time and, yes, at your own price.

Now, a project called UDOO ("you do") seeks to bring the best elements of Raspberry Pi and Arduino together into a single mini-PC that can run either Android or Linux.

At a mere $22 you could probably pick one of these up and learn a little Arduino programming in your spare time which is more than you can say for a pink fairy armadillo.