/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/unboxing-the-arduino-starter-kit[This is re-posted from my own blog at nelsonm.com] So there’s some exciting news in the world of what Nelson does with his spare time! I’ve always had an interest in electronics, programming, computers, technology and the cool things that can b...en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/blog/posts/unboxing-the-arduino-starter-kitSat, 08 Feb 2014 19:27:15 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:39b75405-f249-47a1-b5ae-088e02019c8aDAB1<p>Hi Nelson,</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You are correct, many people suffer under the impression that they are not &quot;smart&quot; enough to learn how to use computers and programing.</p><p>As you point out, it is not TRUE!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Anyone who has a good grasp on how to learn new things can build up their skills using step by step tutorials and studying.</p><p>A lot of the classes I took for my undergraduate degree were mostly useless for the normal day to day system development tasks.</p><p>Yes, there is a time when you need to run the extensive math and science analysis to verify the requirements, but once you have defined the project goals and designed a working solution, the rest is attending to detail and good debugging skills.</p><p>In my experience, most people who like puzzles can pick up the details pretty easily.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Good start, keep plugging away.&nbsp; A very interesting world is before you.</p><p>DAB</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=17169&AppID=293&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">