This is a good question. I think that "Arduino" means a couple of different things, and it's sometimes hard to guess what someone means from context.
There's "Arduino" the old 16-bit MCU board, and there's "Arduino" the development platform supporting a huge ecosystem of MCUs, libraries, and accessories.
For instance, I use the Arduino IDE, but with a variety of dev boards to suit my needs. For my work, I don't need to cost-engineer anything, so I'm satisfied with pre-made modules that I plug into my own application boards.
A lot of engineers dismissed Arduino long ago, and are utterly unaware that the broader ecosystem even exists.
I don't object to a beginner choosing the original Arduino board, for which there's huge amounts of tutorials and documentation. And then, maybe graduating to a more performant board if they take an interest in more advanced or specialized projects.
This is a good question. I think that "Arduino" means a couple of different things, and it's sometimes hard to guess what someone means from context.
There's "Arduino" the old 16-bit MCU board, and there's "Arduino" the development platform supporting a huge ecosystem of MCUs, libraries, and accessories.
For instance, I use the Arduino IDE, but with a variety of dev boards to suit my needs. For my work, I don't need to cost-engineer anything, so I'm satisfied with pre-made modules that I plug into my own application boards.
A lot of engineers dismissed Arduino long ago, and are utterly unaware that the broader ecosystem even exists.
I don't object to a beginner choosing the original Arduino board, for which there's huge amounts of tutorials and documentation. And then, maybe graduating to a more performant board if they take an interest in more advanced or specialized projects.