Programming Arduino: Getting Started with Sketches, Third Edition 3rd Edition

Still reading but very easy to read. Very informal and worth every penny. Planning to by the hacking. Electronic book next.

The Arduino is a great little board, but the information on getting it setup with an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) changes over time. This book describes both the version that you load into your computer, and the online version. After that, it covers a variety of topics, including the an introduction to using Arduino with the Internet of Things (IoT).

Although I have just started with this book it is holding my hand in just the right way. It's well written, starts from the very beginning, and I'm confident I will get everything I need to know about using my arduino clone here. I have just one criticism so far: on page 13, figure 1-9, the upload button is supposed to be circled. It's not. I had to google "where is the upload button in arduino?" in order to find it. However, I have published a book of my own and I know how hard it is to find every single error in a book manuscript. So, four stars instead of five, but I do recommend this book very highly on the basis of what I've seen so far.

This book is a good starting point for Arduino adventure.

It had exactly the information I needed to get started programming the Arduino.

I have just started out in the Arduino world and I have had no prior knowledge about these wonderful little computers on a chip. This book by Simon Mork is a great beginners book. The book explains how to program the Arduino progressively using C++ computer code. He makes understanding the code easy by going over each of the main functions in the code, and relating each action in the code to the physical effect on the Arduino chip.

This third edition is not just tweaks around the edges as new editions of tech books often are, it is more like a rewrite - and a bit shorter to boot. To some extent this is to be expected, given how the world of Arduino has changed since the earlier editions, but the author also seems to have quite changed focus, perhaps based on feedback on earlier editions. Almost the first half is mainly devoted to a tutorial of the flavor of C used by Arduino. Earlier editions have very little on the language and comparatively more sketches and details on aspects of the Arduino like timers and interrupts. The introduction of this third edition says nothing about this shift in focus or the reasons for it.If you have either earlier edition, parts may be obsolete, but I think they are worth keeping as additional reference. This is rare for a multi-edition book.

Would give 5 stars if it was in a spiral form so easier to read and keep open