
I
love dev boards. I’ve been obsessed with
them since my first Arduino Diecimila back in
2007 (the better-known Uno launched in 2010 at
Maker Faire New York); maybe even since a TI
MSP430-based board before that, or the original
Parallax Propeller? The details aren’t important,
but what is is that I spend a gargantuan amount
of time exploring every single board I can get
my hands on in an attempt to provide valuable
insight to you, the reader, in our Toolbox section,
on our blog, in our newsletters, at events, and
most of all, in our annual Boards Guide, which
you now hold in your hands. This year that
meant evaluating a dozen short of a dozen ...