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What would constitute a "good" programming language for embedded systems?

11 points dacsson | 1 comments | 18 Apr 25 15:17 UTC | HN request time: 0.203s | source

I know that ~70% of embedded systems are programmed with C, lots of movement or at least motivation is seen on moving to Rust. My question is: why this languages are good for embedded software development? And overall what would constitute a good PL for this domain?
1. runjake ◴[18 Apr 25 19:50 UTC] No.43731315[source]▶
- Simple syntax and easy to read.

- Compiles down to efficient machine code.

- Very well documented.

- Preferably the language is close to the metal.

I avoid using C practically everywhere these days, but tend to prefer it for embedded programs for the above reasons,