3 Dec
2014
3 Dec
'14
1:06 p.m.
On 4/12/2014 6:40 AM, Todd Killingsworth wrote:
C - First language that was widely accepted that had
low-level flexibility
and power, a small program footprint, and could port easily across
architectures. If its embedded and not assembler, chances are its C. Not
going anywhere.
I'll mention in a previous job, one of the embedded systems we repaired
used an MCS-96 microcontroller and the firmware was written in PL/M. I
believe they were designed in the 90's and as far as I know, they're
still being used today. The repair usually involved replacing the Dallas
RTC, but the rest of it was rock solid.
I doubt it, but was PL/M the only compiler available for the 80C196? I
don't know the rationale for using it.
Alexis.