{"id":1113,"date":"2012-12-29T11:11:32","date_gmt":"2012-12-29T11:11:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=1113"},"modified":"2012-12-29T11:11:32","modified_gmt":"2012-12-29T11:11:32","slug":"beginner-has-doubts-over-at-gamedev-net","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1113","title":{"rendered":"Beginner has doubts over at gamedev.net"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone alignleft\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/public.gamedev.net\/images\/1_logo_small.png?resize=220%2C59\" width=\"220\" height=\"59\" \/>I spotted <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamedev.net\/topic\/636488-is-anyone-else-having-doubts-about-the-raspberry-pi\/\">a post on gamedev.net<\/a>\u00a0from someone who has just obtained a Pi for Christmas. Apart from a bit of an issue with the extra stuff you need to buy (see my <a href=\"http:\/\/178.62.14.192\/?p=502\">previous post<\/a> on this), he does make a good point. A lot of the projects and posts on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.raspberrypi.org\/\">official Raspberry Pi site<\/a> are now waaaay beyond beginner level. I&#8217;ve chipped in to the discussion and suggested that he starts with <a href=\"http:\/\/raspi.tv\">Alex&#8217;s Raspi.tv<\/a> site which has some different tutorials for different levels.<\/p>\n<p>I sincerely hope he finds the help he needs as it would be a pity to lose someone so early after their purchase.<\/p>\n<p>So, if you fancy contributing to the discussion, head on over to the forum. I would recommend NOT registering using Facebook as it completely failed for me! Google worked okay though.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gamedev.net\/topic\/636488-is-anyone-else-having-doubts-about-the-raspberry-pi\/\">http:\/\/www.gamedev.net\/topic\/636488-is-anyone-else-having-doubts-about-the-raspberry-pi\/<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spotted a post on gamedev.net\u00a0from someone who has just obtained a Pi for Christmas. 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