[sdiy] Programming Language Recommendation

[Tony Sidaway]

Faust is worth examining. It frees you from the tedium of low level
languages such as C/C++ but has similar portability and interoperability.

https://faust.grame.fr/

On Thu, 3 Dec 2020, 06:39 Shawn Rakestraw, <shawnrakestraw at gmail.com> wrote:

> @veronica - I'm looking at things from a general perspective. I don't
> really have a specific build in mind. I have always been interested in
> programming and recently renewed my general desire to study a language. I
> figure that the best application I have is a eurorack module. I think I
> would stick with something on the cv side of modular though and not
> something that makes/processes audio. I might try to make a sequencer or
> quantizer first.
>
> From the answers so far, I will probably just stick with c++ since I
> already have some knowledge with it. I have only learned basics and I am
> pretty rusty.
>
> I have played around with some arduino stuff, but I have always felt like
> it was a little lacking (or my skills with it were lacking). I would most
> like to figure out something with STM32. Teensy is intriguing also.
>
> You all are the best. Thank you!
>
>
>
> On Wed, Dec 2, 2020, 10:23 PM Benjamin Tremblay <btremblay at me.com> wrote:
>
>> I’m getting back into c++ for the Teensy platform and it’s a damn
>> frustrating blast from the past. I still feel the way I did about c++ 28
>> years ago. It’s as close to the metal as a guy like me should be permitted
>> to go.
>> Because the Teensy Audio Library uses c++ I am able to make my own dsp
>> components as long as I can do the byte math, something I’m really bad at.
>> Fortunately computers are very patient and forgiving, much more so than an
>> overheated transistor.
>> C++ is deterministic and mcus need that.
>>
>> Benjamin Tremblay
>>
>> > On Dec 2, 2020, at 9:53 PM, Shawn Rakestraw <shawnrakestraw at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> > 
>> > Please don't go into extreme detail (unless you really want to). I ask
>> too many simple questions and I feel bad that everyone spends great amounts
>> of time with it.
>> >
>> > I am thinking about programming ARM chips like the STM32 for something
>> like Braids. I know that I will not be making my own Braids module anytime
>> soon, but I would like to start thinking about the language I need to
>> learn. I know the most about C++. I also realize that my question may be
>> better asked as what libraries should I load / study up on.
>> >
>> > Thanks guys/gals
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