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📣 biosbob

Interest in novel programming language for resource-constrained MCUs?


i’ve developed a novel programming language that targets resource-constrained MCUs used in deeply embedded systems where every penny of cost and uJ of energy matters…. my interest here is seeking guidance for reaching out to others with similar interests.... some background: the language was conceived in a university environment back in 2010, and has subsequently matured over the past decade through several commercial deployments; in a number of cases, i worked closely with major silicon vendors when porting the language and its runtime to specific MCUs in their portfolios….

i’ve now come to a point in my career where i’ve decided to “open source” this technology – which i have to admit is a brave new world for me…. while i’m always looking for general suggestions on how best to proceed, i actually have a more specific question for this forum:

how should i best reach “bare-metal” embedded software developers who would want to learn more about a higher-level programming language that regularly yields firmware images with a higher-level of performance (especially code size) when benchmarked against comparable programs written in legacy C ???

for sure, this novel programming language is NOT for everyone – even within the embedded space, where modern edge IoT devices regularly feature megabytes of memory to hold ever-expanding middleware stacks…. putting it in simpler terms, i’m looking for folks willing to explore what’s possible in under 32K of memory on “entry-level” MCUs….

your thoughts on how i might find some kindred spirits ???

PS – this is my first post here, so i hope i'm following protocol....


  👤 baldgeek Accepted Answer ✓
https://embedded.fm/contact , If you are brave enough to be on a podcast. Full Disclosure: not my podcast, but I have listened to it, and also took Elecia White's emmbedded systems course. I would love to hear you talk about it on that podcast. :)

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