#FORCE RECOMPILE FREE#

I wanted to just start over with a clean slate, so I renamed my Arduino folder to 'OLDArduinoStuff' and then downloaded and installed a brand-new version of the IDE (1.18.16, formerly 1.18.13). I've been doing Arduino things for just a few weeks, and I noticed (via the 'verbose' compilation option) that lots of my library or header files are coming from weird places like my MATLAB directories, which I never 'told' Arduino about. Ii would like to 'start over' with a clean slate in Arduino-land.

#FORCE RECOMPILE FREE#

Although it is still important to provide an intuitive UI, we are much more free to add advanced options that will only be of interest to the advanced users it is intended for. Arduino CLI is only intended to be used directly by advanced users (everyone else will use it via the IDEs or Arduino Web Editor). The situation is different when it comes to Arduino CLI. We already have Visual Studio, Eclipse, Keil, etc., so Arduino producing yet another would not offer anything of value to the world. If we added every UI component that anyone requested over the years, it would just be another Visual Studio by now. You still have not made a compelling case for why this UI component is needed. This means that there must be a clear need or significant benefit for adding any additional UI component. This is accomplished by a UI that doesn't overwhelm the new user with zillions of cryptic options they have no use for, yet don't know enough to know that they have no use for. The thing that makes the Arduino IDE special and valuable is its focus on providing a gentle learning curve.

Force recompile