Miscellaneous

• How to ask questions (the smart way)

General Making resources

• Hackster.io
• Instructables

Photon

• Photon Guide
• Photon Reference
  • Note particularly the docs about the function we talked about in class: Spark.function()
• Particle Community

Javascript

There are quite a few Javascript books available via the RIT Library. Use this search link for a list of them.

A couple of books to look for, whether online, physically via the library, or buying them yourself:

• JavaScript: The Good Parts
• Learning JavaScript Design Patterns (read it via the library or free online here)
• Eloquent JavaScript (free online)
• Node: Up and Running (free online)
• JavaScript reference for non-JavaScript programmers (“This document is intended as a reference or introduction to JavaScript for someone familiar with a language like C/C++/Java or Python.”)

Other online resources:

• Stack Overflow—Answers to all of the programming questions. Ever.
• MDN JavaScript Guide—The Mozilla Developer Network is generally very helpful and well-done.
• Mastering node.js
• Javascript for Java Developers
• Javascript Best Practices
• Learn Javascript Best Practices

Learning about electronics

• Nicely illustrated guide using the water analogy for electricity
• Sparkfun is a great electronics supplier. They have some very nice resources for getting started with understanding hardware:
  • What is Electricity?
  • Voltage, Current, Resistance, and Ohm’s Law
  • What is a circuit?
  • Metric Prefixes
  • How to Use a Breadboard
  • How to Use a Multimeter
  • Connector Basics
  • Polarity
  • Series and Parallel Circuits
  • AC vs DC current
• Sparkfun also has a nice-look set of Photon projects.
• Adafruit also has many useful tutorials, especially under the Arduino category
  • Including a nice lesson about LEDs
• Bildr is a fantastic resource for doing lots of things with electronics and Arduinos. For example, they have a great tutorial on hooking up a light sensor.