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Dev tools · January 1, 2011

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Wrote Arduino ruby prototyping API gem on new year (my first gem)

Wrote Arduino ruby prototyping API gem on new year (my first gem) launched on January 1, 2011 with 51 votes, #12 of 127 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.

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Wrote is an Arduino prototyping API gem built with Ruby, released in January 2011. It enables developers to control Arduino hardware through Ruby code, simplifying the process of writing sketches and managing device communication. The gem is designed for programmers comfortable with Ruby who want to prototype Arduino projects without writing C-based Arduino code directly. This was the creator's first published Ruby gem.

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