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Old 07-18-2008, 07:15 AM   #1 (permalink)
 
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Default Best programming language for things around the house?

can someone please tell me what programming languages I could
use to build things like tv's, dvd players, webcams, modems, etc.
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Old 07-18-2008, 09:58 AM   #2 (permalink)
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If you have to ask this, you don't know how to build those items.
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You should know if you want to build them.
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I have to agree... if you're into building these things, then you would definitely know the answer to this!
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C++...
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Default Re: Best programming language for things around the house?

If you want to build those kind of things, you probably want to think about starting off a little smaller, using really any language. just to get an idea of the concept of programming.

After that try getting a bit more advanced, e.g. programming a dvd player
recommended language to learn: like cvb724 said C++ is pretty good.
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Java all the way! ( might be harder)
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Not for things around the house Ric0h. Things around the web yes. Java isn't supported as much and doesn't have the power of C++. Even though both are object oriented.
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Eh? Java is supported more than C++. Java can run on pretty much any platform, C++ can only run on Windows.
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Java isn't supported as much and doesn't have the power of C++.
Java has quite a bit of support, as JVM's exist for nearly every platform. As for matching the "power" of C++, that just depends on your perspective. For instance, Java includes its own threading model and networking library. C++ does not.

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C++ can only run on Windows.
C++ compilers have been written to target many platforms, not just Windows.

The answer to the original question is that any language supported by a specific platform can be used to program devices. If your device is using an Ajile Systems processor (which natively executes Java bytecode, eliminating the need for a VM), you can code it in Java. Maybe the processor supports a proprietary language. Whatever the platform, it should have a corresponding development kit (compiler, build environment, etc.) that should be used.

Why are you guys still posting to a dead thread that was created two months ago?
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