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RPi is not a good analog compared to Arduino.

The main feature of classic Arduino boards has always been a thin abstraction layer on bare metal. RPi is not that at all.

(As mentioned by the other commenter, I'm referring to their Linux boards, not the Pico)

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RPi Picos are certainly bare metal.

Yes, their MCU offerings are. And I generally think that Micropython is a better "modern" Arduino.

But most people know them for their Linux boards. And that's what OC was talking about.

I disagree, I think for the average hobbyist Arduino is an abstraction of "thing that can talk to sensors and actuate motors." You're right of course that RPi (excl pico) is very different from Arduino, but for the hobbyist it makes no difference if the processor on the Arduino is an Atmel or an ARM.

> but for the hobbyist it makes no difference if the processor on the Arduino is an Atmel or an ARM.

I don't think anyone was arguing they cared about Atmel vs ARM. In fact, the point of Arduino is to make that not even something a user would need to know.

The argument is Linux vs Bare metal Arduino are vastly different user experiences and complexities.

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