[sdiy] Programming Language Recommendation

[Shawn Rakestraw]

Spiros, if you were at about the same level with either C or Arduino, would
you say one is better to fully learn before the other? Thanks for
mentioning the STM32 libraries. I will remember that for the future.

On Fri, Dec 4, 2020 at 12:50 PM Spiros Makris <spirosmakris92 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi,
> STM32 has its own libraries (nicknamed "HAL" - hardware abstraction layer)
> which in many ways feels like an arduino; of course the names of the
> functions and the structure of the whole thing is different, but the goal
> is similar.
> The controllers you're probably interested in all use C/C++ so as far as
> languages go, that's the most obvious (and reasonable) choice. C can be
> confusing but I think most of it should be within reach for anyone with a
> programming affinity.
> Don't get into the library trap that many Arduino developers seem to fall.
> They are nice to kickstart a project and give you an idea of how things
> work but don't be fooled into thinking that you can postpone learning the
> "deeper" stuff forever. Hopefully, all the stuff you need will be out
> there, maintained and working well; that has rarely been the case for me,
> there's always something missing and you have to fill in the blanks.
> Try not to think of embedded C like you would a high-level scripting
> language like python. You are not commanding obscure black boxes around and
> some manager just figures it out - you need to be conscious of what you are
> asking the system to do and very specific as to how it will be done.
> Abstraction, objects and other such features help you manage this
> complexity, but it will always be there to an extend.
> Arduino (atmega328p basically) is perfectly capable of doing lots of
> stuff.  It certainly can't do DSP, but that's only a small part of what
> digital modules do inside our synths. Unless you really are shooting for
> sound processing or generation chances are an Arduino nano will do just
> fine.
>
> Spiros
>
> On Thu, Dec 3, 2020 at 4:49 AM 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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