jaguar VS toit

Sure.

The easiest way is probably to install Jaguar https://github.com/toitlang/jaguar

I would very much recommend the Visual Studio Code extension when you are starting out with the language. Will give you a lot of help and hints around the syntax. But you can use any editor.

Run a program on the desktop with `jag run -d host myprogram.toit`

Install the `host` package for non-embedded things like files, pipes and subprocesses:

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There is currently a rewrite happening, so the cloud functionality isn't available anymore, but if you have a look at Jaguar (https://github.com/toitlang/jaguar), it would be easy to extend the code to support your use case.

It's actually a button to enable boot mode on the Gpy board - for re-flashing. Jaguar is updated pretty regularly so it is neat to easily be able to flash the latest version onto the ESP32.

GitHub link for reference: https://github.com/toitlang/jaguar

It uses toit, a high-level language, and is thus quite easy to learn. At the same time it's an order of magnitude faster than micropython.

We have been faced with the same question and decided to open-source pretty much all of our product (https://github.com/toitlang/toit).

I also really like MicroPython! Having said that, I have been working on an alternative to it for a number of years now -- primarily to provide a more robust and performant high-level alternative to C and Rust on the ESP32-family of chips:

https://github.com/toitlang/toit

I'd love to pick your brain and fully understand your experience with MicroPython. I've been doing programming languages for a number of years now, and I find that it is incredibly useful to understand what developers appreciate (and dislike) about the available stacks.

Thank you for the mention!

I have been working on the Toit language for the ESP32 for a number of years now -- and it has been an enjoyable challenge to build an open source stack capable of supporting live reloading on a micro-controller that can run for years on batteries.

https://github.com/toitlang/toit

We use it for some of our tools, so it's possible (and works nicely). Our LSP server was initially written in Toit: https://github.com/toitlang/toit/tree/master/tools/lsp/serve...