21 May
2013
21 May
'13
2:35 p.m.
On Tue, 21 May 2013, Dave McGuire wrote:
On 05/21/2013 12:32 AM, Cory Smelosky wrote:
What are your thoughts on those IDEs for those kinds of things where
it's built with building blocks?
I think they're terrible. You learn NOTHING from doing that. Nothing.
I agree.
I'm afraid these things could give a whole crop of
kids totally the
wrong
idea about what embedded programming is. Using a familiar platform
is neat
because it means you can start from knowledge you already have but
running a
full-blown timesharing OS just to control a few blinkenlights or
whatever is
morally wrong.
I agree 100%.
But I think starting there is better than not starting at all. The
trouble
comes, just like Arduino, when people won't take off the training wheels. But, like Arduinos and Raspberry Pis, I think
it's better than
rotting in front of a television, playing video games, or grunting and
drooling with a bunch of walking foreheads at some testosterone-fest
"sports" event.
I agree as well! It's far better than that stuff. ;)
-Dave
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