[MakeLV] Adafruit’s got a new board, an official Arduino

[Jeffrey Minton]

Don't we already have a GitHub account? If not I would suggest that for
storing code. If we need one I can make it.

Jeff
On Nov 10, 2012 10:49 PM, "Will" <staticphantom at gmail.com> wrote:

> Figures... the topic that never dies just got some press by hackady.
> Yes.... a single chip arduino is the cheapest arduino solution. However, I
> posted today was this alternative that I believe is as cheap as it gets.
> http://hackaday.com/2012/11/10/the-ultimate-low-cost-dev-board/
>
> Additionally, I am proposing something for arduino classes in the future.
>
>    - The class Mitch ran was amazing in the response, it would be good to
>    teach soldering and basic prototyping and should be repeated WHEN
>    applicable.
>    - For classes with a group that focuses on the teaching basic
>    programming and prototyping for lesser skill and less enthusiastic
>    audiences, board duino pre-built seems like the best solution (with the
>    option for people to bring in their own arduino).
>    - For any type of hacking the space will run, to keep costs down I
>    recommend pushing a design like the shrimp. Why? It's cheap and gets the
>    job done which is the point of a true hacker.
>
> Final mention, do we have a data locker or a way host code that has been
> completed? In the future we should allow all code that has been developed
> for the classes to be accessible on the web site with a link given to the
> class specific. The idea is that we don't want to just provide basics and
> flash some code. We want the code to be accessible and through the mailing
> list, IRC, open hacks, and the website we can extend support and there by
> grow the community when people leave the class.
>
> In the next officer meeting, lets look into what it would take for a
> storage locker of code for projects.
>
> -Will C
>
> On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 1:21 AM, Will <staticphantom at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> For people that don't know. That is a 32 bit arduino. Combined with LUFA,
>> that is one sexy project board. For classes I would say that board is over
>> kill. For 90% of projects that have arduino attached to it, that board is
>> over kill. Needless to say, if you love arduino get it!
>>
>> -Will C
>> On Nov 10, 2012 1:16 AM, "Josiah Ritchie" <josiah at josiahritchie.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> As if we didn't have enough last night,  here is another option for
>>> Arduino in a breadboard for the classes...
>>>
>>> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hackaday/LgoM/~3/TLvEx88bIZE/
>>>
>>> JSR /
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