Re:MicroPython – Python for Microcontrollers
by analog31 on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @08:38AM
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Indeed, those obstacles are easy to overcome, but someone has to point a beginner in the right direction.
As I understand it, the ability to program Arduino in C was originally kind of an accidental feature of Arduino. The original Arduino downplayed C, and referred to the programming language as "wire." A few people (myself included) discovered that by simply ignoring those constructs, Arduino becomes a full fledged C development environment. But I think doing things "the right way" on a microcontroller really requires learning concepts that are not beginner friendly, like interrupts, and for that matter, electronics.
As I understand it, the ability to program Arduino in C was originally kind of an accidental feature of Arduino. The original Arduino downplayed C, and referred to the programming language as "wire." A few people (myself included) discovered that by simply ignoring those constructs, Arduino becomes a full fledged C development environment. But I think doing things "the right way" on a microcontroller really requires learning concepts that are not beginner friendly, like interrupts, and for that matter, electronics.