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by synergy20 1439 days ago
same embedded developer here, my problem is that daily job only needs c/c++ so my skill about python or js or golang is always weak -- after a while I forgot many of their details due to lack of serious need...

my problem is: how to keep 3~4 language 'warm' at all times? write some code daily on each?
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jmiskovic 1439 days ago
I found Python to be a great sidekick for embedded work. Parsing the captured logs, decoding memory sections, crafting specific hex sequences, building mock devices making desktop supporting tools... The syntax is different enough from C/C++ that I don't mix them up. Currently switching between 3 languages and I do notice a stray keyword from wrong language occasionally slips in.
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lordnacho 1439 days ago
Write a web UI interfacing with your embedded stuff?

Then you can swap out all the python/njs/js frameworks to your heart's content.

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