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Programming isn't just web sites and phone apps!!! Japan is the source of the world's most popular operating system, iTRON. Never heard of iTRON? Ah, well, it'
by burfog 10y ago
Programming isn't just web sites and phone apps!!!
Japan is the source of the world's most popular operating system, iTRON. Never heard of iTRON? Ah, well, it's probably in your microwave or anti-lock brakes or thermostat or coffeemaker or ...
- nihonde 10y agoI don't know anything about real-time embedded OSes, and I'm definitely interested in learning more. I found this so far: http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/itron.html http://tronweb.super-nova.co.jp/itron.html I have to say that the horrendous UI of Japanese consumer electronics in the 1980's and 90's seems quite closely linked to Japan's slide from the top of that market. Seven years ago, when I first visited Japan, everyone used a clamshell phone with a godawful LCD interface. Today, everyone has an iPhone or iPhone clone (aka Korean or Chinese Android device). Even today, mobile carriers usually have a "Japanese Only" section on their website for the nationalists who insist on buying Japanese, and, sadly, those phones are very underwhelming by any reasonable standard in 2016.
- imtringued 10y agoHardware requires a big upfront investment. You can write a phone app at home and companies can test the waters with a cheap MVP.