The Basic Stamp kit on my workbench was made in 1993 ... For an IDE, the Basic Stamp editor is comparable to earlier Arduino IDEs; Alt+R runs the program on the Stamp connected to the computer ...

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 ...

Heck, if you’re unable to access your PC, you can even turn a makeshift Raspberry Pi laptop into a dedicated Arduino programming machine ... A soldering kit is quite handy in these situations.