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Author James Miller & Mate Marschalko

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James Miller is a Freelance Technical Lead and Creative Technologist who loves playing with new web technologies and building his own hardware (https://www.james-miller.co.uk). Whether he is trying to get the best out of a team of developers or a tricky piece of code, James loves to get stuck in and sort things out.

Mate Marschalko is a Senior Creative Technologist and Web Developer currently working for top creative agencies in London, UK. He has been working with the web for the last 10 years and developed a passion for it. He loves exploring new technologies and devices and hacking them with JavaScript and other web technologies. On his prototyping bench he always has a new toy built using Arduinos, Raspberry PIs or other development boards. Mate regularly shares his projects and building guides on Web on Devices (https://www.webondevices.com).

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Hardware Hacking With JavaScript

In this article, James Miller and Mate Marschalko cover the basics of how to get started building for your own IoT devices using JavaScript. When building IoT devices, the task is typically divided between two roles: A hardware engineer creates the physical device, and a developer the ecosystem. However, this is not always necessary. In the case of JavaScript, its isomorphic nature allows for one language to be used across multiple platforms — including hardware. While the prospect of building your own hardware can be daunting, hopefully, after working through these two examples, you’ll be already thinking about the possibilities and planning your next project. Many components are compatible with the Johnny-Five library, meaning that the only limit is your imagination. Read more…