I don't have any answers to your questions (you probably know more than me), but this thread seems like a good beginning of a support group for people programmi

I don't have any answers to your questions (you probably know more than me), but this thread seems like a good beginning of a support group for people programming on the bare metal. I do so not for performance but for reducing dependencies, for building a more parsimonious stack at all levels: https://github.com/akkartik/mu/blob/master/subx/Readme.md https://github.com/akkartik/mu/blob/master/subx/Readme.md. It's surprisingly pleasant. Lately I find myself thinking heretical thoughts, like whether high-level languages are worth all the trouble.