Arduino can’t even claim its prominence as ... This code is read by a PBASIC interpreter on the PIC, dutifully following commands to blink a LED or display a character on an LCD.

If the AVR-based UNO was the last non-ARM Arduino board ever made, we’d only shed a tiny little tear. On the other hand, if you’re an MSP430 or PIC fanboy or fangirl, we wouldn’t be holding ...