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This book was written for beginners, people who want to learn to
create with electronics and programming without any technology
background, therefore, it tries to explain things in a way that might
drive some engineers crazy. Actually, one of them called the
introductory chapters of the first edition “fluff”. That’s precisely the
point. Let’s face it: being good at something and being good at
explaining are two different thing. If empowering millions of people by
making something understandable is fluff then let’s delve deep into
the fluff. This book is not meant to be a textbook for teaching
electronics or programming, but you will learn something about
electronics and programming while reading this book. After Arduino
started to become popular, I realised how experimenters, hobbyists,
and hackers of all sorts were starting to use it to create beautiful and
crazy objects. I realised that you’re all artists and designers in your
own right, so this book is for you as well NOTE Arduino builds upon
the thesis work Hernando Barragan did on the Wiring platform while
studying under Casey Reas and Massimo at Interaction Design
Institute Ivrea (IDII).