For the first time at Reading Geek Night we are going to be talking about hardware. Josh Homerston (@jhomerston) is a "student of electronic engineering, a self-employed electronics engineer, and occasionally a web/software developer in his free-time. He gets very little free-time".

Josh says...

Microcontrollers are a vital part of everyday life. They may lack the desirability of the latest high-end Intel chip, but the last time you wanted your clothes washed, a microcontroller (a simple programmable microchip) was to thank. This talk aims to (briefly) explain the differences between these two device categories. The focus will then shift to microcontrollers, specifically the various microchips available and their associated programming languages.

As someone who has been known to tinker with Arduino and the like from time to time I'm really looking forward to Josh's talk. As always its from 7.30pm at Copa.