[ilyt]

I see things like MicroPython as a nice tool for prototyping hardware side rapidly (if you just need to test some SPI/I2C stuff in more complex way than i2c interface allows) and for projects simple enough that you don't ever will use most of the CPU and can afford to spend $ for wasted RAM/Flash.

Like, you just want to flip some bits based on some inputs in as simple way as possible.

But then eh, Arduino is easy enough for same thing...

[pseudosavant]

I'm functionally oriented and being able to use TS instead of Arduino would be a blessing in this regard especially. I like using TS for functional coding because it forces me to really define my input/output types and helps with composability.