Best Microcontroller Boards for Engineers and Geeks

I like some of these, but the selection seems a bit random and the reasons you'd pick each one aren't well-explained.

In particular, I'm wondering for what application you'd buy the first pick (an Arduino Uno R3) versus some other Arduino-compatible board. It seems to be larger, slower, and pricier than many others.

Also, "The Amazing $1 Microcontroller" https://jaycarlson.net/microcontrollers/

while i agree this is very correct, these aren't very fun.

I recommend Meggy Jr. which is pretty old now, but has a great RGB 8x8 LED matrix and a cheap speaker and joystick for lots of fun making cheap games and songs!

Great share