You are reading a single comment by @allObjects and its replies.
Click here to read the full conversation.
Espruino is a JavaScript interpreter for low-power Microcontrollers. This site is both a support community for Espruino and a place to share what you are working on.
@allObjects
Absolutely,... because:
I did Arduino stuff for a while... but when I 'bumped' into Espruino, I didn't hesitate a split second - measurable not even with assembly - and ordered it, including some other devices, such a GPS, TFT display, wifi,... There is so much in an app that doesn't need at all the attention of a compiled/compilable language... but still having the option to have pieces in native for runtime makes Espruino even more the platform of choice ... and the capability of inline machine code/assembly and compiled directive grows by the hours right now.
Having to do everything in Arduino style was just too much nitty gritty.
Just too bad I bumped not earlier into Espruino, such as at the kickstarter. So I made sure to be with the pico kickstarter - which very very successfully passed it's funding (in 3 days it made it to 100%, and in 30 - and finally 400..500%) and is about to be delivered. Looking forward to it to be THE link between my computing device - Laptop / Tablet / Phone - and my electronic project gadgets - either tethered over USB or wireless over wifi. And very good news is the fact that the very same software runs on standard AND pico board.
More and more of the connectible devices / modules come with very powerful processor(s) and built in firmware, that makes it easy to use them in the Espruino context. Furthermore, the development with it's testing / motoring option (way beyond a console test output, see, for example, Test OR / AND operations UI and more to come soon) makes the whole thing a package of choice.