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I thought the whole point of those DIY projects was to learn something? If you just use what you already know (.NET) for everything, why even bother? Just buy a
by 05 11y ago
I thought the whole point of those DIY projects was to learn something? If you just use what you already know (.NET) for everything, why even bother? Just buy a readymade IoT thermometer.
PS. and you can apparently use .NET on Linux anyway (Mono) - here's an example of interfacing with I2C sensors: http://blog.mshmelev.com/2013/06/connecting-raspberry-pi-and-arduino-software.html http://blog.mshmelev.com/2013/06/connecting-raspberry-pi-and...
- Piskvorrr 11y agoIf I'm trying to do one thing, and a whole new tech tree, completely alien to me, spirals out of it, it's possible I'd be overwhelmed. Your suggestion of Mono goes the right way, I think: using a familiar language in an unfamiliar environment could help with the initial confusion.
- voltagex_ 11y agoHahaha, someone should definitely draw a Civilization style tech tree for a whole lots of things.
- voltagex_ 11y agoYeah but if the environment setup takes 3x the time of the project it becomes less fun. I had this experience when trying to log temperatures to InfluxDB for use with Grafana.
- cm2187 11y agoI did learn something doing this DIY project. But at the end of the day there is also the question of whether I enjoyed using these new tool, and I am afraid that I have done all the CRON editing I could stand. I also looked at commercial alternatives but I wanted it to call one of my web services and that's not what these IoT devices typically do.