Programmer Passport: Nerves »

Embedded systems programmers are learning that with Elixir Nerves, you don't need to use a tedious low-level language to support your own hardware. The many new cheap and user-friendly hardware sensors can be your real-world eyes, ears, and even nose to extend the reach of your real world applications. Our friends at Grox.io are here to show you how to take advantage of them. This course is about using Nerves to collect data.

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Programmer Passport: Nerves

This Nerves course will have projects for you to attack, and we'll provide many different formats so you can choose the right format for your learning style and ability. We'll have a book that will walk you through the rough patches of getting Nerves off the ground. We'll have videos with project descriptions that walk you through everything from getting firmware burned to setting up networking, to building several full sensor-based projects. Our videos will show you the things that typical documentation can't, like which USB port to use for communication and power to how to push firmware by wire and by network. When you're through, you will know how to use Nerves to build the types of projects that keep the whole Elixir community buzzing, year after year.

Nerves is introducing thousands of people to the world of embedded systems. Grox.io's Nerves course starts December 1st. Come learn with the best and get an annual subscription today. Get ready for an adventure!

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