River Wang

Paul welcomes River Wang to the show. River was a STEAM teacher before becoming a full time software developer 3 years ago. He created the CircuitPython Online IDE, a browser based platform that allows users to work on a CircuitPython project on the web or as a self-hosted website. Follow the show on Mastodon (https://www.circuitpythonshow.com/@circuitpythonshow/follow) or Bluesky (https://bsky.app/profile/circuitpythonshow.com) . Show Notes 00:00 Intro 00:29 River’s start with computers and electronics 3:42 River’s start with Python 4:31 Teaching 5:42 Discovering CircuitPython 9:18 Creating the CircuitPython Online IDE (https://urfdvw.github.io/circuitpython-online-ide-2/) 13:04 How the CircuitPython Online IDE works 14:28 The challenges in building the CircuitPython Online IDE 20:34 Self-hosting the CircuitPython Online IDE 19:02 How the CircuitPython Online IDE helps educators 20:34 CircuitPython Online IDE’s key features 23:13 What’s next for the CircuitPython Online IDE 24:41 How to support the CircuitPython Online IDE 25:05 Where to learn more • The CircuitPython Online IDE (https://urfdvw.github.io/circuitpython-online-ide-2/) • GitHub Repository (https://github.com/urfdvw/circuitpython-online-ide-2) • YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@riverwang) • Twitter (https://x.com/River___Wang) • Fosstodon (https://fosstodon.org/@Riverwang) 25:23 Which board? Enjoying the show? You can now sponsor the show, learn more at www.circuitpythonshow.com (https://www.circuitpythonshow.com/pages/sponsors) . Thank you for your support!