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I hear they use embedded systems on airplanes, rockets and space vehicles. Javascript on embedded systems makes it so that your average front end developer can

• kbumsik 8y ago
  > Javascript on embedded systems makes it so that your average front end developer can now make the software that controls auto pilot or Nuclear Power Plants! You must be kidding, or you want to see everyone dies, right? JS does meet realtime constraints. Maybe someday when nodejs has event priorities, it would be much more interesting to use in that field. I mean software development skill is only a small part of embedded system development used in autopilot and power plants. You need related engineering expertise (e.g Math) much more than writing C or JS.
• sct202 8y ago
  Some embedded systems are maintained or coded with GUI's like RSLinx (it's all visual), so using JS instead might be a step up in some scenarios.
  • crimsonalucard 8y ago
    I think GUIs and touch screens are the future of all embedded systems. No more buttons. Imagine the cockpit of a boeing 747 with all levers buttons and knobs removed. Just a giant LCD touch screen GUI coded by a bootcamp graduate in React + redux. The plane would be more useable by the pilot as touchscreens are more versatile than old fashioned buttons. Also you would be more safe because if a lever or button fails on a flight you are pretty much screwed but if a touchscreen fails you can just reboot the touchscreen and you're good.