Re:MicroPython – Python for Microcontrollers
by ok_dad on Wednesday June 08, 2022 @05:42PM
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Please explain what you think is important about commercial medical devices, because having worked in the industry I can tell you the FDA is the hurdle and it's going to be as hard to convince them that C or Rust or Ada is safe to use for a medical device as it would be to convince them that Python was safe, and in the process you will certainly be ensuring there are safety controls for each item on the software FMEA, whatever your chosen ecosystem.
Re:MicroPython – Python for Microcontrollers
by IshKebab on Thursday June 09, 2022 @11:54AM
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I'm talking about actually making reliably devices, not just satisfying regulations.
> Please explain what you think is important about commercial medical devices
I'm not exactly sure what you're asking here. Medical devices are often safety critical. They need to work extremely reliably. That's obvious; I think I must have misunderstood your question sorry.
If pointing out relevant and real differences between languages counts as "bashing" then I'm not sure how you are meant to discuss it.
Language choice does have an effect on program robustness. That's just a fact. And it's also pretty indisputable that Python lacks many features that help to write robust code.
Pretending that isn't true is immature and unprofessional.
It has some pros of course - having a REPL is good for experimentation, and it has a great library ecosystem for example. But neither of those are particularly important for commercial medical devices.