EEVblog #45 - Arduino, PICAXE, and idiot assembler programmers

Dave checks out what all the fuss is about with the Arduino, contemplates the PICAXE, and cuts loose on die hard assembly language programmers.
All with no more silly 10 minute youtube time limit. (Sorry about the mains hum again)

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• arduino
• microcontroller
• lcd
• program
• sketch
• picaxe
• assembly
• language
• programming
• pickit
• pic
• avr
• mega
• atmega
• Duemilanove

[RATMAN775]

you forgot the propeller.

[EEVblog]

@RATMAN775 There are dozen different micros I didn't mention.

[demoniack81]

I lol'd so much seeing you try to spell duemilanove (2009 in italian) lol.

[EEVblog]

@demoniack81 Engineers can't spell, known fact!

[EEVblog]

@bozovrulez Try being a westerner (the majority of the Ardunio market) and spell let alone pronounce Duemilanove. It's a very poor choice IMO in terms of marketing an international product. The new Uno name is MUCH better.

I completely get it, you obviously don't get that people can have opinions.

[dmjita]

Dave, i missed this video, i dont care if you cant spell 2009.

thanks for teaching us.

i am italian too dont worry you are better than loads of people ;)

[rjy8960]

Over minute and a half of waffle before we find out what the thing does....Yes...I can see why you don't like assembler :)

[TBN14TC]

On second thought I'll have a decaf..

[oktal3700]

@theGpuBuilder Java and C# are both JIT-compiled languages. C (and arguably C++) are very close if not equal to the performance of pure assembler because they are little more than assembler with better syntax. Usually the C compiler is better at optimising the assembly output than a human would be.

[bocatablanco]

It's processing (the lenguage).....

[bocatablanco]

@bozovrulez i think you are telling the same i was thinking xD

[danz409]

@EEVblog "Engineers can't spell, known fact!" TRUE! l'm living proof

[pyroesp]

@bozovrulez I'm 11 month late to reply but I wanted to say that even though Dave did complain about the name, if you saw the whole video, he said he liked it and that it's a professional tool.