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What is this "performance constrained embedded" market to you? The very definition of embedded systems? I would say it is more much likely the many folks who
by codesushi42 7y ago
What is this "performance constrained embedded" market to you?
The very definition of embedded systems?
I would say it is more much likely the many folks who work on embedded systems in C are right and do so with technical merit. And it is much more likely that it is you who is wrong. Which is quite clear as someone who seems to advocate using JS on embedded hardware for serious tasks. A detail that is seriously amusing in its own right.
- adrianN 7y agoI worked on embedded systems for trains and we used C++. Many people use C just because the chips they target only have a C compiler.
- pjmlp 7y agoWhere is that definition written on? Are we talking about PICs with 4KB, or ESP32 that would run circles around the Amstrad PC 1512 that I used to play Defender of the Crown on? A system that already had quite a few high level programming languages available for us to learn programming on. Ah maybe we are speaking about my Visa card running a set of tiny Java Card applications on 256KB, to handle my authentication processes at POS.
- kllrnohj 7y ago> The very definition of embedded systems? Microcontrollers got a lot faster and more powerful over the years. What problem in that space kept up with that speed advancement? Who is paying for hyper-optimized C/asm code instead of just spending an extra $.50 for a dual-core 240mhz ESP32? And who is doing that decision and has decided C is somehow faster than C++? > Which is quite clear as someone who seems to advocate using JS on embedded hardware for serious tasks. I never advocated for it. I said it happened.