These days, you are more likely to sneak kids into programming via Scratch — a system for setting up programs via blocks in a GUI. Again, you can get simple results simply. With Scratch or Basic ...

If you’ve ever ventured into the vast world of microcontrollers ... and you’ll have to program the device using a code editor/IDE if you want it to perform a specific function.

Unlike SBCs, microcontrollers have a high learning ... you don’t need the skills of a DIY god just to create some simple ...

On a microcontroller, though, you’ll have to roll your own CPU load meter with a few parts, some code, and a voltmeter. We like [Dave Marples]’s simple approach to quantifying something as ...