Managing this project in the arduino IDE will be far more time consuming than in a real IDE. As you can see below I only use 17% of the program memory of the mega. So still plenty of room left for ...

But, you can still use objects in Arduino's IDE, which are a fundamental aspect of C++. The C++ language is also very readable, so you'll be able to learn commands faster.

Raspberry Pi Pico programmed using Arduino IDE. 10:10 am April 1, 2021 By Julian Horsey. If you are interested in learning how to program the new Raspberry Pi Pico microcontroller, ...