I've started using micropython to interact with embedded arm chips, it's a revelation to interact with hardware through a REPL instead of compiling, transferrin

I've started using micropython to interact with embedded arm chips, it's a revelation to interact with hardware through a REPL instead of compiling, transferring, resetting, and writing print statements to serial... This talk by the creator of micropython [0] gives his reasoning for why to implement python on microcontrollers despite it being hundreds of times slower than C. Starts @ 3:00 - it has nice features like list comprehension, generators, and good exception handling - it has a big, friendly, helpful community with lots of online learning resources - it has a shallow but long learning curve. It's easy to get started as a beginner, but you never get bored of the language, there's always more advanced features to learn. - it has native bitwise operations - has good distinction between ints and floats, and floats are arbitrary precision, you're not restricted to doubles or even long longs. (I'll add that built in complex numbers is a plus) - compiled language, so it can be optimized to improve performance [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvGhPmPPzko https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvGhPmPPzko