Micro-controller boards

Anybody program them? Like Arduino? Or the Alternatives? Have any good links? Hardware I should be using? Wasap?

building your own boards is cool and my be cheaper, but if your just starting off, you might want to get a kit with some basic parts, leds, pushbuttons, servos, etc and get some experience using these, then if you like it, you can build your own boards for out projects.  makezine always has cool shit