Making an Arduino shield can be simpler than you think. This time I designed one to program Attiny and Atmega ...
In some platforms like arduino:zephyr, the bootloader could be uploaded with the same protocol as the uploader, so there is no reason to require the programmer.
There are two ways to get this bootloader, both of them are really simple. You can either burn your Arduino with this new bootloader (using the guide below), or you can claim the Pioneer perk on ...