Episode

The Maker Show: Meet Your Makers

The Maker Show is an informal dive into the exciting world of makers. Each week one of our experts will go hands-on with techniques, how to's, tips & tricks in various maker areas including electronics, programming tools, hardware boards, components & sensors, connectivity, building hacks & gadgets, 3D printing, manufacturing prototypes, and other cool yet useful topics.

Check out special episode #0 where you get to “Meet your Makers” and learn how developers can get started with their very own maker projects.

[6:03] Why should developers become "makers"? What's in it for them?
[12:48 ] How can developers get started in becoming makers? What should they buy? Where should they shop? What should they build?
[26:40] What are some of your favorite tools or boards to use?
[36:20] What can we expect to see in upcoming Maker Shows?

RESOURCE LINKS

Contributors

Jeremy Foster @codefoster ): http://codefoster.com [GitHub: http://github.com/codefoster]
Nick Landry @ActiveNick): http://AgeofMobility.com [GitHub: http://github.com/ActiveNick]
Ian Philpot @ianphilpot): http://devian.co
Kenny Spade @KennySpade): http://microsoftbayarea.com
Bret Stateham @BretStateham): http://BretStateham.com [GitHub: http://github.com/BretStateham, YouTube: http://youtube.com/BStateham]
Sam Stokes @SocalSam): https://blogs.msdn.com/devschool [GitHub: http://github.com/SocalSam

Inspiration / Projects / Learning

Make Magazine: http://makezine.com
Hackster.io: http://hackster.io
Instructables: http://instructables.com
Diresta: https://www.youtube.com/user/jimmydiresta
Hackaday: http://hackaday.com/
Microsoft Garage: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/garage/

Shopping

SparkFun: http://sparkfun.com
Adafruit: http://adafruit.com
Maker Shed: http://www.makershed.com/
Digikey: http://digikey.com
Mouser: http://mouser.com
Element14: http://element14.com
Newark: http://newark.com
RobotShop: http://robotshop.com
Freetronics: http://freetronics.com
Seeedstudio: http://www.seeedstudio.com/depot/
Amazon: http://amazon.com (get Amazon Prime for free fast 2-day shipping)
Radio Shack: http://www.radioshack.com

Hardware & Software

Arduino: https://www.arduino.cc/
Raspberry Pi: http://raspberrypi.org/
Particle: https://www.particle.io/
Edison: http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/do-it-yourself/edison.html
Windows 10 IoT Core: https://www.windowsondevices.com/
Windows Virtual Shield for Arduino: http://ms-iot.github.io/content/en-US/win10/WVSA.htm
Kinect for Windows: https://dev.windows.com/en-us/Kinect

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