Programming the Pico: Learn Coding and Electronics with the Raspberry Pi Pico Paperback – 24 Sept. 2021

Not enough detail on getting the libraries downloaded to the pico. The author thinks it is easy, I have problems as a beginner.

Very good book for the beginner writing python on the raspberry pi pico, but, would be better with a few motor examples as well (i.e. DC and Stepper motors).

Arrived on time. Good introduction to basic electronics.

I have several books on computer science written by Mr. Monk and he does not disappoint with this one.Clear and well written with many helpful examples.

Really like the author's prose. Great for the hobbyist

The book is definitely for "beginners" in hobby electronics and programming on microcontrollers. However, I'd recommend some intermediate experience with Windows or Mac or Linux (e.g., an RPi SBC): you will need to install programs, attach peripherals and have some basic knowledge of electricity/electronics. I found the book lacking in basic fundamental explanations of the programming principals. The diagrams and pictures are not clear. For example, the book covers (very briefly) multithreaded and object-oriented programming. While I appreciated the (necessarily overly cursory) introduction to the material, I can't say I learned nearly enough to use it on my own. Much more could have been said to explain, for example (but not limited to), GPIO (esp., analog I/O, interrupt triggers) and i2c. An appendix with a list of URLs mentioned in the book would have been very useful. Typical of engineers, examples are thought to be explanations.I would also like to challenge the author to a debate on his theory that, "One way to think of programs is as virtual models of the real world, that you can experiment with." Set-theoretic recursive functions are not "virtual models". And one is hardly "experimenting" with mathematical concepts.

Finally, the book, Programming the Pico has arrived. I am on page 56; the Morse code program is a good use of the MicroPython's dictionaries. I strongly recommend this book for all RP Pico fans. It is informative, fun, and practical.