For those exploring [Nerves] for the first time, we recommend [Nerves Livebook]. It allows you to try out the Nerves project on real hardware without needing to build a project from scratch.
Within minutes, you'll have a [Raspberry Pi] or [Beaglebone] running Nerves. You'll be able to run code in Livebook and work through Nerves tutorials from the comfort of your browser.
No prior knowledge about the [Elixir] programming language is required. You can learn it in [Nerves Livebook].