On Aug 06, 2024, o1bigtenor via Dng wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 6, 2024 at 10:06 AM Dan Purgert via Dng <dng@???>
> wrote:
>
> > On Aug 04, 2024, Steve Litt wrote:
> > > o1bigtenor via Dng said on Sat, 3 Aug 2024 12:30:27 -0500
> > >
> > > >Greetings
> > > >
> > > >Looking at ESP8266 and wanting to program it using micropython (really
> > > >don't want to have to learn C++ (not enough hours in the day as it
> > > >is!!)).
> > >
> > > C++ sucks, but can't you do it in just plain C?
> >
> > Most people would use c++ by virtue of approaching this with the
> > "Arduino" ecosystem. As with most any other microcontroller though; one
> > can use C (or assembly) if they so choose (but it might include other
> > hurdles in the toolchain / environment).
> >
>
>
> Well - - - I'm pretty much a programming noob and I'd rather learn 1 (!!)
> ecosystem well than dabble around in a few and use only cut and paste for
> programming otherwise c would be the way to go. Had a long time mentor,
> now deceased, suggest that python was a pretty good option for learning
> programming - - that was although he himself prefered pearl.

OK, what's the actual goal of your "learning programming"? Is it
specifically so you can program microcontrollers? General problem
solving? Something else?



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