Preface

The Raspberry Pi is a credit card-sized computer designed to make computing accessible to all. With the trend towards making computers easier and easier to use, the art of programming has been in decline. Programming is a powerful tool that lets us tell the computer exactly what we want to do. In much the same way as we use a hammer or screwdriver to help us with a physical task, we can use programming to help us with a mental task. The Raspberry Pi exposes programming software to make it as easy as possible to get started.

After introducing the Raspberry Pi computer and showing you how to set it up, this book will guide you through six separate mini-projects. Each project is fun, visual, and has plenty of scope for personalization. By the end of this book, you will understand and be able to use three different programming languages, and will be able to use them to build creative programs of your own.