In order to program your board you'll need to get some software that allows you to upload, or flash, code to the Arduino. There are a number of different options available - some of which will be discussed later on - but for the moment let's get started using the official IDE (Integrated Development Environment) from the Arduino Website
Since time immemorial (well...(1974) people have written a very simple "Hello World" program as their first foray into a new language. Since an Arduino doesn't have the means to display typed characters we'll have to make do with turning the an LED on and off. The blink sketch is outlined below.
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