PlatformIO is a better package manager than the one ArduinoIDE uses primarily because your depedencies are defined with the project repo instead of globally. This means you can hand off you code repo ...

Typically FastLED users will start out with the Arduino IDE then graduate to PlatformIO and never look back. You'll use VScode with the platformio extension. This gives you copilot and other AI tools.

Arduinos are helpful but some applications require more than what Arduinos can provide. However, it’s not always easy to make the switch from a developed ecosystem into the abyss that is hardware ...