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Agreed. A true hardware REPL would be incredibly wasteful, and you'd be throwing even more plastic waste away that would eventually end up in the oceans killing
by na85 8y ago
Agreed. A true hardware REPL would be incredibly wasteful, and you'd be throwing even more plastic waste away that would eventually end up in the oceans killing wildlife.
- lispm 8y agoIt would mean that the hardware material could be read and executed.
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- jononor 8y agoOne can engrave QR codes with a lasercutter. I've used them to provide a link to where to download the source files, for making more or to integrated the design with other objects based on the CAD sources. This was primarily to be read by humans, but one can imagine the same structure readable by machines.
- tzs 8y agoThe hardware REPL needs another feature that most software REPLs have: garbage collection.
- delbel 8y agoWait, hold on. Any G-code interface, like Mach3 or a serial terminal to GRBL is a "REPL". The only thing it doesn't have is loops -- which the industrial standard is to open notepad or vi, and cut and paste your "loop" into the terminal. I use this to face off material in my milling machine or manually move the spindle to "home" to remove the part. So far, I have not killed any birds, fish or whales yet.