I run Smalltalk on ARM devices all the time - way higher lever than C++... Simply put it allows me to concentrate on solving complex problems rather than bit...
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Richard Sloan
themindfactory
May 9, 2013 12:25 am
Smalltalk, now theres a blast from the past! :-) R....
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Aaron Ramsey
aaron_ramsey
May 9, 2013 12:38 am
Real coders bootstrap a forth kernel on their hardware and go from there. ;-) Anyhow, the C++ comment that started this was mostly a dig from a guy who doesn't...
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Jean-Marc LeBlanc
jeanmarc.leblanc@...
May 9, 2013 1:19 am
its not the first time I hear that C++ is not good for embeded. I was wondering why. I did some reading allot of people are saying exception. Jean-Marc Le...
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Andrew Williams
labrat_3k
May 9, 2013 1:54 am
To be clear, I was cheering the "vi vs emacs" comment, and I was trying to do it in jest. No offense intended, what you use is your choice.. (put please...
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Richard Sloan
themindfactory
May 9, 2013 3:49 pm
It really comes down to your definition of "embedded";. embedded runs from 1K code space 64 bytes RAM to insane large #'s now, a lot of people call ATOM ATX...
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Richard Sloan
themindfactory
May 9, 2013 3:52 pm
one addition, if your code looks more like plain C even though your compiling C++ this does not count, I am referring to the time when your using all high...
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Jean-Marc LeBlanc
jeanmarc.leblanc@...
May 9, 2013 5:59 pm
I can't Imagine C++ taking up much more ran than C. Just to feed the fire a little bit, doesn't the arduino use C++? Jean-Marc Le Blanc...
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Richard Sloan
themindfactory
May 9, 2013 7:39 pm
I think they do but they stay away from the real C++, if you look at most Arduino code its very C like, and seems to stay away from the real heavy OOP part of...
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Richard Sloan
themindfactory
May 9, 2013 8:05 pm
here is a good page to read, some good points here, but you can see how this topic makes people nuts! ...
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Dave Hylands
dhylands_99
May 10, 2013 1:19 am
Personally, I think that C++, and in particular Embedded C++ ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embedded_C%2B%2B) is quite suitable for working with embedded...
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Albert den Haan
albert_den_haan
May 10, 2013 1:25 am
All: Richard has it right: the Arduino uses C++ and most folks to use only the C-like constructs. But I have already used C++ classes to pulse out Morse code...
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porthos_6
May 10, 2013 5:02 pm
Small machine parts Check this site http://sdp-si.com/E-store/ -- Sent from my HP TouchPad...
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ORE_bits@yahoogroups....
May 10, 2013 11:16 pm
Reminder from: ORE_bits Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ORE_bits/cal Monthly meeting Monday May 13, 2013 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (GMT-05.00) Eastern Time...
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Micro
micro223
May 11, 2013 4:47 am
I'll check that out. Thanks Guy ... From: jim.kiskis@... <jim.kiskis@...> Subject: Re: [ORE_bits] 0.9mm allen key To: ORE_bits@yahoogroups.com ...
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Ken
klmckinnon...
May 12, 2013 9:07 pm
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ORE_bits@yahoogroups....
May 12, 2013 11:14 pm
Reminder from: ORE_bits Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ORE_bits/cal Monthly meeting Monday May 13, 2013 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm (GMT-05.00) Eastern Time...
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Rob Hogan
crooner613
May 13, 2013 2:06 pm
Any chance we can get more than one day notice next month? I had a plan, now I need to go 'Plan B'. ________________________________ From:...
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Norm Kummer
ngk2ngk
May 13, 2013 2:09 pm
Rob, The meetings are always the second Monday of the month except when it is a holiday. They are also posted on the web site. Norm On 2013-05-13, at 10:06,...
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Aaron
aaron_ramsey
May 13, 2013 2:09 pm
Hi Rob, The auto-reminder is set up to send out an email 3 days in advance and then 1 day in advance. I'm pretty sure that I saw the 3-day notice one this...
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Richard P Cook
richardofdra...
May 14, 2013 1:52 am
I would not have believed this was possible if I had not seen it. Wow. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=17lmeOfpxVU You don't have to...
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aaron_ramsey
May 14, 2013 1:14 pm
I just ran across this last night : http://ottawadrones.com/ They are running a small competition this coming July 6th, described as "The Summer of Drones is a...
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Mordechai Brodt
mordomanca
May 15, 2013 2:23 pm
Hi, A few links for some things that I had discussed with people on Monday night. MAVLINK protocol: http://qgroundcontrol.org/mavlink/start My autonomous robot...
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Richard P Cook
richardofdra...
May 15, 2013 9:55 pm
Excellent! Thanks Mordechai!!!!! Richard P Cook 613-796-4646 mobile...
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Albert den Haan
albert_den_haan
May 16, 2013 12:23 am
All: I have almost used up the PVC foam board Guy organised a bulk buy for a few years ago, and now I want some more. Who has found some for reasonable fuss...
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Norm Kummer
ngk2ngk
May 16, 2013 12:25 am
Hi Albert, I bought mine at Canus Plastics here in Ottawa. No idea what colours the may have. I hear they are now on Walkley near the Driving Center. Norm On...
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Albert den Haan
albert_den_haan
May 16, 2013 12:44 am
Norm: They seem to be on Conroy Road a bit east of there now: http://canusplastics.com/contact-us/ * Canus Plastics Inc.* 3030 Conroy Road, #107 Ottawa, ON ...
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Andrew Williams
labrat_3k
May 16, 2013 2:04 am
FYI - drove past there last week, and it appeared that the employees were picketing outside. Might want to call ahead to make sure the path is clear, before...
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Richard Sloan
themindfactory
May 18, 2013 3:42 pm
you love this video! :-) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZ02alEkbLw&sns=em and behind the scenes (even more insane!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHJkIUEONL8...
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Richard P Cook
richardofdra...
May 19, 2013 4:40 am
Awesome, thank you. The geek/artist in me thinks this is incredible. The environmentalist in me we wants to know what he did with everything after the shoot? ...
