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Re:I built a hardware processor that runs Python by IshKebab on Monday April 28, 2025 @01:04PM (#43823614)
Very cool! Nobody who really wants simplicity and determinism is going to be using Python on a microcontroller though.
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Re:I built a hardware processor that runs Python by rangerelf on Monday April 28, 2025 @03:24PM (#43825013)
That's funny, there's a huge community of people doing just that: https://circuitpython.org/awesome
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Re:I built a hardware processor that runs Python by actionfromafar on Monday April 28, 2025 @01:18PM (#43823769)
Hm, why not though. People managed to do it with tiny JVMs before, so why not a Python variant.
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Re:I built a hardware processor that runs Python by IshKebab on Monday April 28, 2025 @03:25PM (#43825025)
Java is statically typed and a lot saner than Python, and JavaCard is a fairly restricted subset. Apparently real cards don't typically support garbage collection.

IMO JavaCard doesn't really make sense either. There's clearly space for another language here, though I suspect most people would much rather just use Rust than learn a new language.

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Re:I built a hardware processor that runs Python by actionfromafar on Monday April 28, 2025 @05:22PM (#43826261)
That's fair, except a little reminder that for most people Rust is the new language. :)
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