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The linked page describes the Toit language, but the project as a whole seems to be more than just a new language. Specifically, Toit is a “software platform f
by pansa2 6y ago
The linked page describes the Toit language, but the project as a whole seems to be more than just a new language.
Specifically, Toit is a “software platform for microcontrollers [...] by the team of developers that previously built V8 for Chrome at Google.”
https://toit.io/about https://toit.io/about
- i_don_t_know 6y agoSounds like a continuation of their first attempt: a Smalltalk based development platform for embedded systems „OOVM“. http://esug.org/data/ESUG2003/lars@2bbak@2besug.pdf http://esug.org/data/ESUG2003/lars@2bbak@2besug.pdf https://verdich.dk/kasper/thesis.html https://verdich.dk/kasper/thesis.html
- kasperl 6y ago[Co-author of 'Revolutionizing Embedded Software' -- the linked thesis with the ... not so understated title -- and co-founder of Toit here.] Yeah, there certainly is overlap in some of the core ideas, but the scene has really changed with the development of general-purpose microcontrollers like the ESP32 that can run for years on standard batteries and still pack a punch (it's a dual core 240MHz CPU). Also, the global connectivity options like NB-IoT and LTE-M allow devices to connect directly to the internet, which enables us to make them fully serviceable through a cloud-hosted API.