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2022-11-05 1:19 am
Greetings all:
As a newcomer to Micro-Controller programming, I have a fundamental Q about what I'm actually supposed to learn.
I'm excluding anything runs a Linux distro in this question (Pi or other MC I don't know about)
As far as I can tell, C is the major language in programming MCs (Can't touch this 🤣).
In the ESP32 I know we can create objects, therefore I must conclude that MC's are running a version of Cpp and not purely C?
I'm coming form a C# background, and I know that C may not have concepts of Lamba/Anonymous functions and other user-friendly coding.
My Q: What version of C or Cpp (more importantly) should I be learning with MC's?
I'm assuming, since I'm working with the FreeRtos (ESP32 implementation of it) then I should be looking for that version of C/Cpp
Thanks Everyone!
I'll be digging into the forums for more answers
This One, a long time I have I watched. All this life has he looked away to future, to the horizon. Never his Mind on where he was! what he was doing!
Yoda
2022-11-05 11:58 am
Greetings all:
As a newcomer to Micro-Controller programming, I have a fundamental Q about what I'm actually supposed to learn.
I'm excluding anything runs a Linux distro in this question (Pi or other MC I don't know about)
As far as I can tell, C is the major language in programming MCs (Can't touch this 🤣).
In the ESP32 I know we can create objects, therefore I must conclude that MC's are running a version of Cpp and not purely C?
I'm coming form a C# background, and I know that C may not have concepts of Lamba/Anonymous functions and other user-friendly coding.
My Q: What version of C or Cpp (more importantly) should I be learning with MC's?
I'm assuming, since I'm working with the FreeRtos (ESP32 implementation of it) then I should be looking for that version of C/Cpp
Thanks Everyone!
I'll be digging into the forums for more answers
Welcome aboard fellow aussie!
I see you live in the McClown state, where as I'm across the "nullarbor" in the state of "Danistan"!... and you think you got it bad! 😉
- Arduino uses the C++ compiler, though it does not support the full std::lib (depending on the bard used)!
Different boards support different features.
Unless real speed and memory is a factor, then just learn C++ and you can't go wrong!
Cheers
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2022-11-05 12:06 pm
@frogandtoad Ha Ha - I'm going though the Bro-Code on YT for a refresher with C++
I found that some chipsets allow the use of C++ 11 (brilliant). The more tools the better 😉
This One, a long time I have I watched. All this life has he looked away to future, to the horizon. Never his Mind on where he was! what he was doing!
Yoda
2022-11-05 12:13 pm
@frogandtoad Ha Ha - I'm going though the Bro-Code on YT for a refresher with C++
I found that some chipsets allow the use of C++ 11 (brilliant). The more tools the better 😉
ESP8266 and ESP32 support beyond C++11, C++14 and C++17 depending... and many say that C++20+ is not out of the question - I love my C++! 😉
Arduino UNO supports basic C++11 - Lambada's, Templates, new, delete, auto, namespaces, classes, new casting, but that's about all I know of (it's all undocumented!)!
Cheers
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2022-11-05 12:15 pm
@frogandtoad switch expressions could come in handy
This One, a long time I have I watched. All this life has he looked away to future, to the horizon. Never his Mind on where he was! what he was doing!
Yoda
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