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By "full power", I mean that it's at least capable of running Linux. Even like 64 MiB of RAM is probably sufficient to qualify as "full power". "Full power" m
by winter_blue 4y ago
By "full power", I mean that it's at least capable of running Linux.
Even like 64 MiB of RAM is probably sufficient to qualify as "full power".
"Full power" means you can use heavy language & heavy tools without worrying too much.
You're not forced into the "embedded"[1] ecosystem of tools/languages/libraries.
[1] Which typically are heavily limited variants of the full versions.
- johnwalkr 4y agoBut one doesn’t (or shouldn’t) want “full power”, an OS and drivers, etc for simple things. You want simplicity, lower power consumption, small size, instant power-on, and a single deterministic thread. Imagine if your hairdryer, or toaster took 30s to boot before using just because someone preferred to program it using JavaScript instead of C. It’s not about being forced into the embedded ecosystem, embedded is the right choice for the job in many cases. In fact it’s common to see hobbyists struggle trying to make a full featured raspberry pi work for simple use cases that are more well-suited to an arduino.