Well, the Raspberry Pi 5 I bought months ago was put into services a couple of months ago. I decided to clean up my electronics workbench and replace the old PC that still barely works using Winblows 10. So I went to download the Arduino IDE so the Pi was a full-fledged tool. Arduino (sort recently) released an update, 2.3 for some platforms, but not Linux ARM. So I use what they call legacy software.

The main thing Arduino seems to tout about the new release is “AI” integration. Sorry, if that’s all you’ve got is a shitty Idiot Assistant (AI), then I can do without the new release. I don’t need a tool with an IQ in the 80s, as my IQ is about 80% higher. Slop code doesn’t help me one bit, especially since that slop code was lifted from other users, most of which don’t know what they’re doing. And more importantly, code lifted without permission or attribution. Up yours Arduino!

I’m prepared to jettison Arduino since the news came out about selling out. As DDG says in their summary:

Arduino has been acquired by Qualcomm, which means it is now owned by a large corporation rather than being an independent entity. This change raises concerns about the future direction and independence of the Arduino platform.

No more corporate slop!