My First Ever Arduino Project (And Why It Wasn’t Perfect — But That’s Okay)

When I first touched an Arduino board, I didn’t even know which side was “up.” I just knew I wanted to build something. My goal? Make an LED blink. Sounds silly, right? But when that little light blinked for the first time, it felt like magic.

Here’s the exact code I used:

void setup() {
  pinMode(13, OUTPUT);
}
void loop() {
  digitalWrite(13, HIGH);
  delay(1000);
  digitalWrite(13, LOW);
  delay(1000);
}

This was more than a blinking LED. It was proof that I could learn electronics — one line of code at a time. If you’re reading this, maybe it’s your Day 1 too. Just start. Nothing needs to be perfect.