Wiring Creator Hernando Barragán's Personal Account of Arduino History and Legal Disputes
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Summary
Hernando Barragán, creator of the Wiring platform, provides a detailed personal account of the history and development of Wiring and its relationship to Arduino. He explains how Wiring was created as his master's thesis project at Interaction Design Institute Ivrea in 2004, and how Arduino was later developed by Massimo Banzi and others using Wiring's core concepts and code. Barragán addresses the ongoing legal disputes between Arduino LLC and Arduino S.R.L., correcting what he sees as misinformation about his role and contributions. He emphasizes that while Arduino built upon Wiring's foundation, the two projects had different goals and approaches, and he expresses concern about how his work has been cited in legal proceedings.
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Wiring was my master's thesis project at Interaction Design Institute Ivrea in 2004, and it was the first integrated development environment for microcontrollers that made physical computing accessible to designers and artists.
Arduino was developed by Massimo Banzi and others using Wiring's core concepts and code, but the two projects had different goals and approaches from the beginning.
The history of Arduino has been told by many people, and no two stories match exactly, but I feel it's important to share my perspective as the creator of the platform that made it all possible.
I am concerned about how my work has been cited in legal proceedings between Arduino LLC and Arduino S.R.L., and I want to set the record straight about what actually happened.
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