Absolutely love this tree. I have it running all the time. The code samples were helpful however you did need to install a few more Python modules than was actually mentioned. That could have been a blocker for new coders. Once I got things up and running the sample code was quite helpful. I've since had lots of fun coding different lighting sequence. I think on the hardware side it would be nice if the LEDs would line up nicely horizontally. Because the side blades are not matched up exactly the top LEDs don't line up. It would also be nice if the LEDs were clearly numbered. It would help with programming different sequences easier.