On 11/17/2011 02:59 PM, Electron wrote:
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> Talking about PIC32 Arduinos:
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> I wonder.. what would be the advantage of coding in Arduino on a PIC32,
> which already comes with a powerful C compiler?

Uhm, that would be more horsepower for my inefficient code ... ;-)

> Libraries. OK, but besides this? I see no advantage.. it had a sense as
> an alternative to 8 bit asm programming of AVR's, but on the PIC32? OK,
> unless one wants to recycle the Arduino code out there (instead of using
> one of the many Microchip & Co. libs for the PIC32..).

Many are really looking at this in the wrong light. These products
aren't meant for serious embedded system work (serious meaning needing
knowledgeable engineers doing the engineering work). These are meant
for hobbyist, artists and others who need odds and ends of one-off
type projects (such as the crawling zombie on Instructables). Arduinos
also happen to be okay for quick one-offs or proof of concept work
where you're hours are worth more than the cost of the devices. For those
jobs throwing raw MIPS at inefficient code is probably not a bad idea.
Sometimes good enough is good enough.

One of the problems with this stuff is that when I have to start
basing my reputation on other's work (reuse, always a worry I have) I
tend to put more work into something and at some point I need to do it
right and not quick. At that point these kind of devices would give
me pause.

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