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I think it's fine for rapid prototyping. It has WiFi and is positioned for internet-connected stuff. There are lots of people who use node.js and packages fro

by jffry 13y ago

I think it's fine for rapid prototyping. It has WiFi and is positioned for internet-connected stuff. There are lots of people who use node.js and packages from npm to interface with internet services, so this gives them an easy way into working with an embedded device without a large learning curve.

waterlion 13y ago
There are lots of Python libraries too, and PIP. This wasn't necessarily a dig at just this platform but the general principle of re-inventing multiple wheels, except this time with JS.
- MatthewPhillips 13y ago
  Python can run on a microcontroller too[1], do you think that's a bad as well? I can't figure out what your criticism is: that they choose not-C or that they specifically choose JavaScript? [1]https://wiki.python.org/moin/PyMite https://wiki.python.org/moin/PyMite