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0 pointsAnimalMuppet8y ago0 comments

Depends on the embedded system. I've worked on embedded systems running embedded Linux, with megabytes to gigabytes of storage, for the last dozen years, using C++.

If you're still dealing with an 8051, I'll agree that you're less likely to have moved to C++.

One other thought: Embedded toolchains are typically set at the start of the (original) project. I don't remember ever seeing a compiler upgrade happen in an existing embedded code base. And some embedded code bases live for decades.

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pjmlp8y ago

I fully agree with you, and given my preference for type safe languages, I find interesting that other languages are also an alternative, depending on the use case constraints.

However from a few CppCon and Meeting C++ talks, it appears that in such scenarios moving beyond C, is more of a cultural issue than technology one.

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pjmlp8y ago

I fully agree with you, and given my preference for type safe languages, I find interesting that other languages are also an alternative, depending on the use case constraints.

However from a few CppCon and Meeting C++ talks, it appears that in such scenarios moving beyond C, is more of a cultural issue than technology one.

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