> If you can get the resources you need in a microcontroller you can afford, and you prefer programming in Python... why not? Particularly when you consider th

> If you can get the resources you need in a microcontroller you can afford, and you prefer programming in Python... why not? Particularly when you consider that the "bloat" here has no secondary side-effects: it doesn't waste resources that other software could be using, because no other software is running. I am a long-time web developer who has always intellectually understood the interest in microcontrollers but never had much of the need. I do now. I'm not even a fan of Python but MicroPython is a surprisingly productive development experience and I've learned a lot in a very short time with a Pico W. I will probably use TinyGo at some point in the future, particularly as I try to use smaller devices, and I'm not averse to porting to C, but I really rate the MicroPython ecosystem highly in terms of actual coverage, though mainly just the intent of it, which is unimpeachable IMO.