On Thu, Nov 17, 2011 at 3:18 AM, RussellMc wrote: > NB Casting aspersions on characters or natures of non specific persons > just because they are members of a group is probably a bad idea. >> If you are fine with working on an arduino uno you probably don't care >> claustrophobia as well. > > Making generalised "knocking" statements on any system which does not > meet our exacting standards is generally a bad idea. > No? Depends. Maybe. > > I've no doubt that their restrictions are annoying to the otherwise > informed, but some make an art form out of maximalist achievement with > minimalist resources, and the Apollo Lunar Landers (bottom halves) sit > on the Moon (except in Fox TV lunaverse) as mute testimony of what can > be done with less computing power than an Arduino has (but a more > flexible and horrendously more interesting programming model :-) ). It's not about the computing power. An Atmega328 running at 50Mhz with full performance settings will satisfy most of the industrial expectations already. It's about the attitude. Arduino doesn't introduce something new". People that started prototyping with arduino due to it's ease of use could do exactly the same 5 years ago as well. Technically speaking, they wasted 5 years of their lifetime to achieve the same result just because they were seeking someone to construct a platform that will make things just a bit easier. > > I suspect that my =A0daughter (Grade Point average just under 9, > qualified doctor, A&E obsession) who will never touch a traditional > microcontroller system come hell and both high waters, could and may > yet do something to the great benefit of mankind with an Arduino. > Claustrophilic she's not. > > I have never looked at an Arduino's code or general program model, and > have been only generally acquainted with its apparent limitations. > > BUT I do note that there are a very large number of people doing a > large number of variably useful things with them who would not > otherwise be using a microcontroller at all. This certainly SEEMS like > a good thing. > One part of me says that it's certainly a good thing, but I am the other part nowadays. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .