In the previous chapter, you got your Pi or SoC device to boot, and then explored Lua from an interactive text console. That’s more than some first-year computer science students learn about how computers work, so consider yourself a success. There’s a lot more to learn, but first, it’s time to set up a development environment.
Establishing a Development Environment
Having a development environment means having all the tools you need to develop software, and having a place where you can do that development without affecting the rest of your system or letting the rest of your system ...