Programming Guides
Browse our range of programming guides, coding books, and reference materials for makers, students, and hobbyists across Australia. From beginner-friendly introductions to advanced topics covering microcontrollers, game development, and sensor networks, you'll find resources to support your next project.
Whether you're teaching STEM in the classroom, learning to code at home, or levelling up your maker skills, these guides cover popular platforms like Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Python, and Scratch. Fast shipping available Australia-wide.
Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico, 2nd Edition
SKU: RP-MAG71 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Get Started with MicroPython on Raspberry Pi Pico (2nd Edition) is the official guide to programming the Raspberry Pi Pico using the beginner-friendly MicroPython language. Learn to write programs, connect electronic ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Code the Classics Volume 1
SKU: RP-MAG30 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
This stunning 224-page hardback book not only tells the stories of some of the seminal video games of the 1970s and 1980s, but shows you how to create your own games inspired by them using Python and Pygame Zero, f...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Programming the Raspberry Pi: Getting Started with Python [Second Edition]
SKU: AF-1089 | Brand: Adafruit
Program your own Raspberry Pi projects!An updated guide to programming your own Raspberry Pi projects. Learn to create inventive programs and fun games on your powerful Raspberry Pi--with no programming experience req...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Getting Started with the BBC Micro:Bit
SKU: LB-00248 | Brand: Little Bird
Mike Tooley's book will show you how the micro:bit can be used in a wide range of applications from simpe domestic gadgets to more complex control systems such as those used for lighting, central heating and securi...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Sew Electric
SKU: SF-BOK-12019 | Brand: SparkFun
If you’re interested in interactive toys, smart accessories, or light-up fashions, this book is for you! Sew Electric is a set of hands-on LilyPad Arduino tutorials that bring together craft, electronics, and programm...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
SparkFun Inventor's Kit Guidebook - v4.1a
SKU: SF-BOK-15884 | Brand: SparkFun
The full-color SparkFun Inventor's Kit Guidebook V4.1a contains step by step instructions with circuit diagrams and hookup tables for building each project and circuit. Full example code is provided, new concepts and ...
Delivered by Tue 23 Jun
Raspberry Pi: A Quick-Start Guide
SKU: LB-00035 | Brand: Little Bird
Description: Prolific hacker and successful author Simon Monk helps you solve specific issues for using Raspberry Pi, the $35 system on a chip that's taking the computer and electronics world by storm. This ...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Getting Started with littleBits
SKU: LB-00312 | Brand: Little Bird
A hands-on guide to building electronic circuits, robots, and cloud-connected devices using littleBits — the snap-together magnetic electronic building blocks. Co-authored by littleBits founder Ayah Bdeir and top-sell...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
30 Arduino Projects for the Evil Genius
SKU: TB-BM7134 | Brand: Little Bird
A hands-on project book by Simon Monk featuring 30 practical Arduino-based builds. Each project includes component lists and step-by-step instructions, taking you from basic circuits through to more advanced builds us...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Bots! Robotics Engineering with Hands-On Makerspace Activities - By Kathy Ceceri
SKU: AF-4348 | Brand: Adafruit
We are very excited to carry a new book by Adafruit Learning System author and maker Kathy Ceceri! Robots are everywhere! They vacuum our houses, work in our factories, help us learn at school, and play with...
Delivered by Thu 2 Jul
Raspberry Pi User Guide, 4th Edition
SKU: PI-BK0114 | Brand: Pimoroni
Learn the Raspberry Pi 3 from the experts! Raspberry Pi User Guide, 4th Edition is the "unofficial official" guide to everything Raspberry Pi 3. Written by the Pi's creator and a leading Pi guru, this book goes straig...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Programming Arduino: Getting Started with Sketches
SKU: TB-BM7133 | Brand: Little Bird
This entry level book explains what an Arduino microcontroller actually is (i.e. a very small stand alone computer), introduces you to the Arduino programming language (called, C) and then describes the basic configur...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Getting Started with Adafruit FLORA
SKU: AF-1839 | Brand: Adafruit
Making Wearables with an Arduino-Compatible Electronics PlatformThis book introduces readers to building wearable electronics projects using Adafruit's tiny FLORA board: at 4.4 grams, and only 1.75 inches in diameter...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Class
SKU: SF-BOK-12006 | Brand: SparkFun
A guide for educators on bringing the maker movement into K–12 classrooms. The book explores how 3D printing, robotics, programming, wearable computing, and Arduino can combine with hands-on learning traditions to tur...
Delivered by Fri 12 Jun
The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide 4th Ed
SKU: RP-MAG38 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Fully updated for Raspberry Pi 400, Raspberry Pi 4, and the latest software, this 252-page official Raspberry Pi book is crammed with projects and beginner’s guides containing all the information you need to get st...
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The Official Raspberry Pi Beginner's Guide
SKU: RP-MAG22 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Learn how to Set up your Raspberry Pi, install the operating system, and start using this fully functional computer Start coding projects, with step-by-step guides using the Scratch and Python programming languages Ex...
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Build Your Own First-Person Shooter in Unity
SKU: RP-MAG28 | Brand: Raspberry Pi Ltd
Ever fancied creating your own first-person shooter game? Now you can with this 140-page bookazine, brought to you by the Wireframe magazine team with tips from expert video game developers! Making a fast-paced 3D ...
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Python Pocket Reference
SKU: PI-BK0305 | Brand: Pimoroni
This is the book to reach for when you're coding on the fly and need an answer now. Updated for both Python 3.4 and 2.7, this convenient pocket guide is the perfect on-the-job quick reference. You’ll find concise, ...
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Coding for Beginners: Using Scratch (Spiral bound)
SKU: LB-1409599353 | Brand: Little Bird
An introduction to coding for complete beginners, this friendly and accessible book will teach children the basics of Scratch (a free, online programme developed by MIT which is widely used in primary schools), allowi...
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Crack the Code Classroom Kit
SKU: LB-00153 | Brand: Little Bird
There is a new version of this kit for 2018 / 2019! This kit contains everything you need for the "Crack the Code" segment in the NSW technology curriculum and a few spares of the easy to lose components. Products ...
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