Ask HN: IOT devices – what language to choose?
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I have worked and invested in M2M and IIOT companies, and I think the most effective languages are:
- C
- Python
- Lua
Since new devices are more powerful and full OS can now be used, JavaScript is growing. Also, in the past J2ME was available, but it was a pain in the a.
- C
- Python
- Lua
Since new devices are more powerful and full OS can now be used, JavaScript is growing. Also, in the past J2ME was available, but it was a pain in the a.
Thank you! For small sensor, what new device would allow full OS and JavaScript development? What would be consequences of that choice? Shorter battery life?
Here's a JS that can run on small (64k ram) devices: http://duktape.org/
They also link to other small-footprint JS implementations.
They also link to other small-footprint JS implementations.
When we look at something small like connected sensor - will it have enough power to support runtime for Java/JavaScript/C#?