Alicia White

But in the end, it's on the web. And I agree, if you want to see that coding can do more than just, it's not just typing, it's doing things, it's doing cool things. Changing web pages and interacting with simulators is totally the way to go. But yeah, it is sadly a little bit of a step function with some of the embedded systems. Trying to get from, I opened a box to I'm doing something.

But in the end, it's on the web. And I agree, if you want to see that coding can do more than just, it's not just typing, it's doing things, it's doing cool things. Changing web pages and interacting with simulators is totally the way to go. But yeah, it is sadly a little bit of a step function with some of the embedded systems. Trying to get from, I opened a box to I'm doing something.

If anybody wants to try it, like wants to try it today, we've said Arduino. Arduino is really great. It was the system developed for helping artists do installations. And so the whole system is very directed towards art and making things accessible that way. They don't expect you to have 20 years of sea experience. The other one is one of the micro Python boards.

If anybody wants to try it, like wants to try it today, we've said Arduino. Arduino is really great. It was the system developed for helping artists do installations. And so the whole system is very directed towards art and making things accessible that way. They don't expect you to have 20 years of sea experience. The other one is one of the micro Python boards.

That one, Python's a pretty easy language as far as languages go. It's not C, and it isn't compiled, so you can try stuff on the command line. And you get a micro Python board, you plug it in, and it acts like a thumb drive. You just take your Python file over, put it on the thumb drive, and then there are all these things like motor.run, and suddenly it runs.

That one, Python's a pretty easy language as far as languages go. It's not C, and it isn't compiled, so you can try stuff on the command line. And you get a micro Python board, you plug it in, and it acts like a thumb drive. You just take your Python file over, put it on the thumb drive, and then there are all these things like motor.run, and suddenly it runs.

And at that point, you do have to have things wired up. But there are a lot of kits for the MicroPython, and it's a good way to get started. And with MicroPython or CircuitPython, which are very similar things, you can get started right away making bigger and bigger things. Arduino, I love Arduino. There's a lot of Arduinos. There's a lot of good things you can do with Arduino.

And at that point, you do have to have things wired up. But there are a lot of kits for the MicroPython, and it's a good way to get started. And with MicroPython or CircuitPython, which are very similar things, you can get started right away making bigger and bigger things. Arduino, I love Arduino. There's a lot of Arduinos. There's a lot of good things you can do with Arduino.

But it's an old system, and it's really expensive for what it is. So I would recommend MicroPython for the future.

But it's an old system, and it's really expensive for what it is. So I would recommend MicroPython for the future.

It's a great system. Uri Shakad is the developer and he's very responsive and they've got a Discord. It's really fun. And we have an episode about it if anybody wants to look up that. And I feel here for how do I get started without breaking everything. Adafruit and SparkFun are two companies that are for hobbyist electronics, and they both have Boards you plug together.

It's a great system. Uri Shakad is the developer and he's very responsive and they've got a Discord. It's really fun. And we have an episode about it if anybody wants to look up that. And I feel here for how do I get started without breaking everything. Adafruit and SparkFun are two companies that are for hobbyist electronics, and they both have Boards you plug together.

You're not going to solder these. I mean, you can, but the goal for them is you just click these things together and you don't have to worry about that. Am I providing enough power? Am I going to cause a small fire if I leave this on overnight? So Adafruit and SparkFun are the places to go to find these things out. They both have a really great tutorial system as well.

You're not going to solder these. I mean, you can, but the goal for them is you just click these things together and you don't have to worry about that. Am I providing enough power? Am I going to cause a small fire if I leave this on overnight? So Adafruit and SparkFun are the places to go to find these things out. They both have a really great tutorial system as well.

So if you're thinking about getting into it, It's a good place to go. On the other hand, Wakui lets you do things like have a robot army that you control from an Arduino because you can put in 500 motors and Wakui doesn't care. If you do that in real life, you're talking about a lot of power and figuring these things out. But if you do it on Wakui, it's all just really fun.

So if you're thinking about getting into it, It's a good place to go. On the other hand, Wakui lets you do things like have a robot army that you control from an Arduino because you can put in 500 motors and Wakui doesn't care. If you do that in real life, you're talking about a lot of power and figuring these things out. But if you do it on Wakui, it's all just really fun.

Yes. Yes, indeed.

Yes. Yes, indeed.

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