IronJungle
Senior Member
Why isn't the PICAXE more 'mainstream'? When I decided to add uC programming to my hobby list most searches turned up Arduino this and Arduino that. It was like it is all Arduino all the time or something and Arduino is only logical choice for the hobbyist.
I learned about the PICAXE from the LMR site and felt that was the way to go. For me, the PICAXE has the Arduino beat in several areas (all that were important to me); easy to get off the ground with, easy to pull off a dev board (low min circuit requirements), tough as nails, crazy cheap in cost, and documentation that is written for real humans to read. After showing an Arduino pal of mine how quickly I can prototype a PICAXE project he saw the light and is changing platforms.
So what limitations am I missing that seem to make the Arduino so popular? Am I missing some magic features or something that the Arduino has or is it just better marketing?
Go PICAXE!!!
I learned about the PICAXE from the LMR site and felt that was the way to go. For me, the PICAXE has the Arduino beat in several areas (all that were important to me); easy to get off the ground with, easy to pull off a dev board (low min circuit requirements), tough as nails, crazy cheap in cost, and documentation that is written for real humans to read. After showing an Arduino pal of mine how quickly I can prototype a PICAXE project he saw the light and is changing platforms.
So what limitations am I missing that seem to make the Arduino so popular? Am I missing some magic features or something that the Arduino has or is it just better marketing?
Go PICAXE!!!