How can you stay ahead of the curve in microcontroller programming languages?

Ok, so old boy here, been doing this for over 35 years now and I am amazed by how the sector is still dominated by C and C++. If, in 1987 you had said that we would all still be using it nearly 40 years later, I would not have believed you. I don't think you can list all the different languages that have come and gone in that time but at the end of the day, the code base is so big and there is so much investment in C/C++ tools and toolchains that it isn't going anywhere too soon. If you can understand, and write good resilient code in C then moving to pretty much anything else is easy. C gets you as close to the hardware as most people ever need to be.

It would be worthwhile to have a preliminary understanding of Assembly language due to the following reasons: - It is feasible for accessing the hardware registers, timers and interrupts at bare metal level. - Having knowledge of assembly language can provide better insights in the compiler toolchain based generated files. - inspecting register values and memory dumps for debugging intricate problems can require undersding of assembly language.

Quando falamos de microcontroladores, um código escrito em C ou C++ já pode ser considerado de alto nível. Muitas vezes só entendemos o problema de execu??o ou de desempenho do nosso firmware ao analizar o código gerado em Assembly. Você n?o precisa ser um mestre, mas entender um pouco da linguagem da máquina certamente irá ajudar muito. Por outro lado, é notável o avan?o da linguagem Rust no desenvolvimento de software baixo-nível e firmware, e portanto, essa linguagem certamente é uma ótima escolha para adicionar ao seu leque de op??es.

What helped me in learning microcontrollers was picking up a popular board which was based on a specific architecture( let's say ARM Cortex M) and reading the reference manual for creating simple projects. A good foundation in terms of digital and (a little bit of) analog electronics along with understanding peripherals, memory layout would put you in a great position to start writing firmware. Besides I also see people mention assembly language - which does have a little learning curve but becomes interesting once you are able to link the assembly instructions with hardware architecture. I would also go with bare metal programming approach. This would give you better understanding and control of internal registers.

- Understand what is driving current trends in the market. If you see, for instance, that Rust is gaining popularity, understand the benefits and drawbacks vs. other languages. - Figure out what kinds of questions you have about other languages, write these questions down, and do the research to answer them. - Have a few small projects that you try with new languages. Figure out what you like, figure out what you don't like, and most importantly, have discussions and debates with others about it. - Question your own beliefs about languages when presented with information that doesn't fit your own internal model of how languages work.

Sempre procure entender quais normas e padr?es se aplicam ao produto ou segmento de mercado onde você está inserido. Além disso busque fontes confiáveis e primárias de informa??o como RFCs, normas, padr?es publicados e etc. Estes documentos típicamente est?o no idioma inglês e você pode localizá-los na internet.

Experimenting and innovating in microcontroller programming languages helps you to keep ahead of the curve by exploring new methodologies, optimizing code, and discovering creative issue solutions. By actively experimenting with new techniques and pushing the limits of what is possible, you can discover efficient and imaginative ways to program microcontrollers. This hands-on approach promotes deep comprehension and keeps your skills strong, resulting in more imaginative and effective solutions in real situations.

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