chipsandkip

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   by chipsandkip 9y ago

   Yeah, my biggest issue with C/C++ on embedded systems is that it's cumbersome to build useful, safe abstractions of hardware. Almost every manufacturer-provided MCU driver library I've encountered is filled with void* and #de
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   by chipsandkip 9y ago

   Sure, this is a viable approach. But again, are there any examples of companies actually doing this at scale? I'm not familiar with MicroPython, but checking out their website, I expected a testimonial section heralding how it's u
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   by chipsandkip 9y ago

   There's nothing wrong with using Python on an embedded platform in certain circumstances, but this article is a poorly written advertisement. > "Expert and skilled C programmers could justify this stating that “C generates a fa