I think basing a book around a standard kit is a good idea, as it makes things very accessible.<div>You could always include extension sections (say at the end of some projects) that use additional components.</div><div><br>
</div><div>--</div><div>M</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 3:22 PM, Matt Jadud <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:matt@jadud.com" target="_blank">matt@jadud.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>Inspired by Marino's question...</div><div><br></div><div>I've started more than one book. Both have problems/limitations.</div>
<div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>What would be best? My inclination is to</div><div><br></div><div>1. Buy one of the standard kits (eg. based on the the Oomlout tutorials/kit, Sparkfun Inventors Kit, or similar), and</div><div>2. Write a project-by-project book that uses that kit.</div>
<div><br></div><div>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.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Put another way: I think documentation is a killer limitation for us overall. I still want to fix that.</div><div><br></div><div>Thoughts?</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div>Matt</div>
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