My son is tinkering with Raspberry Pi and Arduino and it’s incredible what is possible now. So many little widgets you can buy and program. Servers that fit in the palm of your hand.

@manton

I agree! It’s incredible. I got my son a micro:bit this summer and I’m hoping to move up to an Arduino and Raspberry Pi soon.

@manton Have a look at ESP32. They're cheap as dirt, more capable than arduinos generally and come with bluetooth and wifi on the chip. Great for little projects that need connectivity and can be programmed through the Arduino IDE

@manton Have a look at ESP32. They're cheap as dirt, more capable than arduinos generally and come with bluetooth and wifi on the chip. Great for little projects that need connectivity and can be programmed through the Arduino IDE

@manton I grew up in the 80s and holding a Pi computer in my hand still feels magical. I know my phone can run laps round it, but it’s not the same feeling.