Author: o1bigtenor Date: To: Hendrik Boom CC: dng Subject: Re: [DNG] Help needed - - running into issues with python and its
tools
On Thu, Aug 8, 2024 at 9:31 AM Hendrik Boom <hendrik@???> wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 08, 2024 at 09:52:40AM -0400, Dan Purgert via Dng wrote:
> > On Aug 08, 2024, David Billsbrough wrote:
> > > Hello Dan and all,
> > >
> > > Quoting somebody on this mail list:
> > >
> > > > If you're trying to start up a new hobby, and expect to be using
> these
> > > > tools every weekend; well, you're going to need that set of $40 tools
> > > > when the $5 set breaks / ruins something / whatever. Might as well
> > > > spend the $40 today instead of $5 today and $40 anyway in 2 months.
> > >
> > > [...] Tool prices, etc. comments. [...]
> > > SO anyways ...
> > >
> > > In the virtual (digital) world this **idea** does' NOT also work the
> > > same way at all.
> > >
> > > You can use FREE (beer or speech) software that meets and exceeds some
> > > or most *TOP* dollar software offerings. Well because that just the
> > > way that it is!
> >
> > You completely misunderstood the analogy I'm making...
> >
> > Scenario: OP is fighting with Python a bit in order to use MicroPython
> > (or a variant thereto) to program a microcontroller.
> >
> > I'm telling him that *IF* he's trying to do this as more than a
> > "one-off", he might as well learn C/C++ (via Arduino) now, rather than
> > waiting on it.
> >
> > Python = "Cheap tool" (It'll get the job done, if all you need is this
> > one thing)
> >
> > C/C++ = "Expensive tool" (It'll "hurt the wallet", but you'll have it
> > forever).
>
> Of course "urt the wallet" is itself an analogy in that it will actually
> cost learning time rather than physical money.
>
> Which is why I put up with the absolutely lousy instruction continuing
to beat my head against the wall until the bloody thing moved - - - likely
in self defense! (lol)
I have little enough time and/or money but when I have to choose I prefer
to spend time as then I also get to gain knowledge and that is of more
value than even money. For without knowledge money is quickly spent
and the results still aren't necessarily up to snuff.