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zig
General-purpose programming language and toolchain for maintaining robust, optimal, and reusable software.
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Nim
Nim is a statically typed compiled systems programming language. It combines successful concepts from mature languages like Python, Ada and Modula. Its design focuses on efficiency, expressiveness, and elegance (in that order of priority).
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Oberon
Oberon parser, code model & browser, compiler and IDE with debugger, and an implementation of the Oberon+ programming language
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rpi-eeprom
Installation scripts and binaries for the Raspberry Pi 4 and Raspberry Pi 5 bootloader EEPROMs
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TinyGo
Go compiler for small places. Microcontrollers, WebAssembly (WASM/WASI), and command-line tools. Based on LLVM.
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- Mruby/C and picoruby: high level langs in low-level devices?
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Ask HN: What less-popular systems programming language are you using?
I'll link to it because many people don't know a version of Python runs on microcontrollers:
https://micropython.org/
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Tactility: OS for the ESP32 Microcontroller Family
I'm personally working on something like this for the ESP32, but written on top of micropython [1]. A few things are written in C such as the display driver, but otherwise most things are in micropython. We chose the T-Watch 2020 V3 microphone variant as the platform [2].
Our objective is to build a modern PDA device via a mostly stand-alone watch that can be synced across devices (initially the Linux desktop). We want to achieve tasks that you might typically do on your desktop, focussed towards productivity.
We did consider a custom OS, but decided against it for a few reasons:
1. Allowing somebody else to handle basic OS stuff allows us to concentrate on what really matters, the higher level stuff on top.
2. Having multiple threads in micropython is super simple and we are able to run many active apps at the same time, rather than having to kill them off [3]. Our background apps can continuously interact with the network in the background.
3. Code written for micropython can be easily run on other Python-capable devices.
[1] https://micropython.org/
[2] https://lilygo.cc/products/t-watch-2020-v3
[3] https://tactility.one/#/application-lifecycle
- Release RP2350 and ESP32-C6 support, RISC-V native emitter, common TinyUSB code
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Wasm2Mpy: Compiling WASM to MicroPython so it can run in Raspberry
tools/mpy_ld.py: https://github.com/micropython/micropython/blob/master/tools...
tools/mpy-tool.py lists opcodes: https://github.com/micropython/micropython/blob/master/tools...
Can the same be done with .pyc files; what are the advantages of MicroPython native modules?
Why does it need wasm2c?
- What is micropython?
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Understanding MicroPython: Python for Small Devices
For more: https://micropython.org/
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Porting Python to a terrible $3 smartwatch [video]
For context
> MicroPython is a lean and efficient implementation of the Python 3 programming language that includes a small subset of the Python standard library and is optimised to run on microcontrollers and in constrained environments.
https://micropython.org/
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RustPython
Just putting my hand up to say that MicroPython is awesome (and runs on the RP2040). https://micropython.org
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Lilygo T-Deck: 2.8-inch IPS LCD display, mini keyboard, and ESP32 processor
Gah, I just ordered one on impulse [1]. I've wanted to build out a WiFi PDA for quite some time now and I like this hardware.
I'm quite liking the idea of running tulip MicroPython [2] on it, or going back to pure MicroPython [3] and writing some drivers. Apparently something like ampy can be used to upload/download Python files [4].
Threads could be quite exciting for running multiple programs at once [5], although I have no idea what it means for two programs to fight over GPIO! It does seem as though MicroPython can only utilise a single core [6].
[1] https://www.lilygo.cc/products/t-deck?variant=43087936487605
[2] https://github.com/bwhitman/tulipcc/tree/main/tulip/tdeck
[3] https://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/esp32/tutorial/intro....
[4] https://www.digikey.co.uk/en/maker/projects/micropython-basi...
[5] https://docs.micropython.org/en/latest/library/_thread.html
[6] https://github.com/micropython/micropython/issues/8197
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