<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>+4<br><br>I took three of my boys to the "Intro to Arduino" class last summer. At $125 each for class and kit, it's a fantastic value and tremendous fun.<br><span><br><span name="x"></span>--<br>David L. Willson<br>Trainer, Engineer, Enthusiast<br>RHCE Network+ A+ Linux+ LPIC-1 Ubuntu<br>Mobile 720-333-LANS(5267)<br><br>This is a good time for a r3volution.<span name="x"></span><br></span><br><hr id="zwchr"><blockquote style="border-left:2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255);margin-left:5px;padding-left:5px;color:#000;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;text-decoration:none;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12pt;">My son and I are heading to the Mini-bot class this Sunday. They also have introductory classes on the Arduino. The neat thing is taking this simple controller and turning out physical projects. <br><br>Dan<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 9:45 AM, Stephen Queen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:svqueen@gmail.com" target="_blank">svqueen@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="im">On 5/8/12, <a href="mailto:lsawyer@scsdenver.com" target="_blank">lsawyer@scsdenver.com</a> <<a href="mailto:lsawyer@scsdenver.com" target="_blank">lsawyer@scsdenver.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> With all this talk of programming, it has sparked more from the interest<br>
> I've had over the last couple of years. I'm just wondering if there are<br>
> books anyone knows of that can teach in a entertaining manner. Perhaps by<br>
> creating fun little programs one can use immediately. Perhaps some type of<br>
> cookbook of "Choose which program interests you most" and learn along the<br>
> way type of training. Similar to some old electronics kits you could buy at<br>
> Radio Shack. This would not only be more enjoyable (compared to the many<br>
> boring beginner books), but also give immediate purpose to someone who<br>
> doesn't have a lot of free time, and when free time is available, would like<br>
> to spend it doing something fun. Anyone have any thoughts? I'm interested in<br>
> C# (Java), Pearl, but don't really have a preference on which language. Just<br>
> need to learn some techniques, what are Classes, Functions and other Object<br>
> Oriented things I always hear about, that sound important.<br>
><br>
</div>If you just want to have some fun, look at getting and programming an<br>
Arduino board. Check out <a href="http://sparkfun.com" target="_blank">sparkfun.com</a> The language is unique to the<br>
Arduino, but is designed to be easy to learn. There are all kinds of<br>
fun projects you can find to learn from.<br>
<br>
It won't teach you OOP, but you'll get some of the basics and have fun<br>
while your doing it.<br>
<br>
Steve Queen<br>
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