The latest version of Arduino’s Integrated Development Environment (IDE), version 2.3.3, has just been released, and it brings a host of new features ...

Anyone can get started with Arduino for around $25, assuming one has access to a computer. Most programming is done via Arduino's downloadable IDE.

Arduino offers you a broad ecosystem of cheap hardware with a beginner-friendly IDE, helped by forum posts explaining every single problem that you could and will stumble upon.