[C.CC USERS] Arduino book?

[Martin Ellis]

I think basing a book around a standard kit is a good idea, as it makes
things very accessible.
You could always include extension sections (say at the end of some
projects) that use additional components.

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M


On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Matt Jadud <matt at jadud.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Inspired by Marino's question...
>
> I've started more than one book. Both have problems/limitations.
>
> I want something useful, that will introduce people to the language and
> help them learn how to work with the Arduino. We currently have something
> that focuses on the language from a process-oriented point of view, and the
> very beginnings of a "cookbook," but it is very, very minimal.
>
> What would be best? My inclination is to
>
> 1. Buy one of the standard kits (eg. based on the the Oomlout
> tutorials/kit, Sparkfun Inventors Kit, or similar), and
> 2. Write a project-by-project book that uses that kit.
>
> I need something like this that I can use with students and in my classes,
> and not having that book is a limiting factor at this point. My suspicion
> is that anything I do for that purpose could serve the community very well
> at the same time. For that reason, I'd really appreciate community
> guidance/input in terms of what I do and/or in doing it.
>
> Put another way: I think documentation is a killer limitation for us
> overall. I still want to fix that.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> Cheers,
> Matt
>
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