Raspberry Pi for Dummies

I gave a Raspberry Pi2 as a present for my nephew. So I needed to give him a basic book for him to find his way around the Raspberry. Like other titles for dummies book, I characterized by a simplistic way of describing and explaining a device /software. I find them to be a great introduction for the Raspberry Pi2, for someone who had no previous experience with coding and hardware. Is a fast reading book, that once you read it, you get your hands on the Raspberry and start playing with it, after that there is a lot of articles, forums and websites where you may find additional information to keep going. Basically I take this book, as the instructions manual that did not come with the Raspberry.

This is a reasonable into to the Pi but I think some elements are becoming dated with later generations of the computer. Also, the internet has proven to be at least as valuable in getting into coding the pins in Scratch and Python. Nevertheless, I'm glad I picked it up.

Excellent first book for beginners like me. Easy to read yet technically complete for what I have tried to learn so far. Good index - I have gone back to this as a reference. So you can read it straight through then you can go back an review specific topics.

Offers some help in understanding this little computer. However, it is not for dummies. I do have some computer savy that helps to understand the jargon.

This is a step-by-step guide that helps guide you from unboxing the product, all the way through to full-on programming. The language in the book is very clear, explanations thorough and the projects are a great way to learn. No prior knowledge is assumed. Within a few hours, I'd taken the kids from knowing nothing about the Raspberry Pi to writing an artificial intelligence program, having an argument with the thing and exchanging petty insults. Great family fun!

My husband has fallen victim to the Pi craze, and before he got his Pi I got him this book. According to him, it's the best guide he's seen so far, and the projects are laid out and explained in a way that anybody interested would be able to do them.

exactly what it says it is, it has a lot of info for absolute beginners. if you have ever used Linux or know anything about programming then this book might not be for you.

Steps by steps on setting up and leaning the basics of the raspberry PI and programming .Following steps are easy to understand.

Good book. Covers multiple topics including how to use Raspbian OS, how to program with Python, how to use GPIO, and how to use some other stock software.

Good book

I bought a Raspberry PI to learn about IOT and then thought a book on the PI would be a great idea. I have used several Dummies books in the past and this certainly a great learning reference - I got the kindle version because I could get it instantly to read on my tablet using kindle PC. The book also has more resources online and extra software.

The problem, of course, with any hardware/software 'how-to' books is that the darned things go out of date so quickly. I purchased this book (2nd edition) in Dec 2016, and to be honest, the earlier chapters (on setting up the software on your Pi) bear almost no relation to what I saw on the screen when I first turned mine on. I'll be honest - this gave me a VERY negative impression of the book, and I originally planned to write a stinker of a review. However, sticking with it, I discovered that some of the things the book tells you how to set up (like a Graphical Desktop interface) now come PRE-set up on modern Pis. So that my initially negative impression was a bit misleading. I found that as I got further into the 'meat' of the book it became a lot more useful, to such an extent that I'd now describe it as an indispensable manual to help you get the best from your pi - the set-up chapters may now be outdated and irrelevant, but the rest will take you all the way from mastering the Pi's various bits of software, right up to messing around with soldering and electronics, should you be so inclined. So, all in all, still a good purchase.

Well written and very informative Anyone new to Raspberry Pi will benefit from this book!!