Newer languages might soak up all the glory, but these die-hard languages have their place. Here are eight languages developers still use daily, and what they’re good for. The computer revolution has ...

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The primary method here is to visit the FTDI website and search & download the drivers you’re looking for. Here’s how that can be done: Open your web browser and visit the FTDI driver download center ...

In what follows, we will refer to these collections as “Breadboards,” “Tools,” and “Components” for short. For example, when working with semiconductors such as transistors, diodes (including ...

Once I started thinking about the apocalypse, it was hard to stop. An unsettling encounter with the doomsday clock that hangs over New York City’s Union Square got me frantically searching WikiHow for ...

Arduino is a popular brand of open-source microcontrollers that can be used for a variety of DIY projects, from educational settings to home theater to smart home management. The microcontrollers are ...

If you're into robotics or electronics, you've likely come across Arduino—a small microcontroller that can control sensors and motors for nifty DIY projects. Like the Raspberry Pi, the Arduino is ...

Every maker needs a geeky wall clock and the geekiest way to get one is to build your own. With so many modular and open-source options, building your own decorative clock is far from the most ...

This lesson starts a new segment about Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) — an important set of concepts critical to understanding any modern software, not just modern embedded software. As usual in ...