Re: What is Arduino?
Posted: Thu Sep 30, 2021 5:37 am
It is a a paradigm. Arduino is C/C++ style programming that has been condensed into an environment that is "simplified" and much of the dirty work of C programming is hidden. Further, the sketch language has been created to provide useful syntax akin to a BASIC or Python command-set. One big behind the scenes function hidden from the programmer is prototype function declarations. Such generalizations make Arduino ideal for teaching and hobbyist use but still powerful enough for professional prototyping. There are arguments that Arduino has some inefficiencies.RoyStevenson wrote: ↑Thu Sep 30, 2021 4:52 am I'm learning about Arduino, I plan to use it as a sketch to combine with STM32, but I don't know if I'm thinking right? Is it sketch or software support? Please let me know, thank you very much
The ArduinoIDE is just one piece of a system made up of Java code, scripts, and control structures. It is not perfect, things do break, and hiding the workings of traditional C/C++ is in my opinion a 2-edge sword. Still, the simplicities and large 3-rd party support libraries made learning to implement programmed logic and external devices fairly straightforward; companies such as Adafruit and SparkFun provide generous example code.