Originally designed to teach kids how to code, the Raspberry Pi has become a global phenomenon. Hobbyists, engineers, artists, and beginners use it for everything from learning programming to building robots, home security systems, and retro gaming consoles.
If you’re a complete beginner, don’t be intimidated. This guide will walk you through everything you need to know to get started. Simply put, the Raspberry Pi is a small, bare-bones computer. You plug it into a monitor or TV, attach a keyboard and mouse, and it works just like a desktop PC. However, instead of running Windows or macOS, it mostly runs Linux (a free, open-source operating system).
But the moment you write your first line of code and see an LED blink, or build a game console from scratch, you’ll understand the magic. The Raspberry Pi doesn’t just teach you about computers—it teaches you that you can build anything.
If you’ve heard the term "Raspberry Pi" and imagined a delicious dessert, you’re not alone. But in the tech world, the Raspberry Pi is something far more exciting: a fully functional, credit-card-sized computer that costs as little as $35.
