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From: Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: Go Forth And Prosper
Date: Mon, 26 May 2014 10:26:06 +0400
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Paul Rubin <no.email@nospam.invalid> writes:

> Alexander Skobelev <al.skobelev@gmail.com> writes:
>> Yes. Agree. But nevertheless. Having prepared modules of some standard
>> procedures that allow to easy use this board and its peripherals would
>> make it much more attractive for beginners, wouldn't they? 
>
> Yes, of course I hope the board will come with modules like that.  I can
> say that even as an experienced programmer of PC's and servers, I feel a
> bit hesitant at dealing with the hassles of getting a programming
> environment running for these little embedded boards.  I have a few TI
> Launchpad boards sitting in my room that I haven't done anything with
> yet.  I want to get around to running Mecrisp or some other Forth on
> them, but you know how that goes.  At least the boards were cheap ;-).

I'm in almost the same situation saving I have no boards yet. :) Well,
for me the main problem with the boards and Forth was that I could not
think of any practical application for then. Just to blink LEDs is
definitely not enough reason.

But this time it seems that I've found an idea for a project: an
automatic watering system for plants. If only I will be able to build a
device itself – being an application programmer for a long time I almost
forgot how to hold the soldering iron properly. :)