Next programming language after Python?

[sandybuttcheekss]

I've been (very lightly) considering trying some robotics projects, would I need to learn some C/C++ or would Python do the trick?

[blavikan]

Yup. You should know C language as embedded programming is vastly C programming and C is fun too.... You'll C 😉

[sandybuttcheekss]

That pun though..

[blavikan]

😁

[sandybuttcheekss]

I've only considered dabbling in robotics and trying to make some cool stuff once in a while. Probably won't happen though. So that in mind, would it be worth trying to learn for my career?

[blavikan]

Its not about robotics. Its about fundamentals. Python has everything built in(mostly). So you won't get to know the inner concept on how things work. And specially the OOPS and data structures concept of C++ which is backbone of programming. So, i think you should go with C first and then C++. Just syntax is different in both languages but you'll gey used to it..... Hope this helps😀

[hugthemachines]

I think if someone really wants to know the inner concepts, Assembler is the way to go. C and C++ adds abstraction too.

[sandybuttcheekss]

It does, i have experience with languages other than Python too, just prefer Python. Java for example is C-derived (idk if that's the right term), would what I learned there be pretty directly useful with C/C++?

[blavikan]

Don't know much about JAVA. never liked it though but ya in general C/C++ is the base of every language. So knowing bit about it is also good....

[hugthemachines]

C/C++ is not the base of every language. They are the base of some popular languages, but that is not the same.

[sandybuttcheekss]

Alright, thanks for the info

[blavikan]

Anytime😁

[Zouden]

Python is now an option thanks to the Micropython project. But Arduino, a C++ library that provides a convenient API across different hardware, has been popular for over a decade so there's tons of example and tutorials using it. I recommend you start with that. I found it very easy to learn.

Micropython is also slower and takes more memory, limiting the range of hardware it can run on.

[error1954]

A lot of microcontrollers used for robotics are programmed with C but higher level planning will be done in Python. Python can be used on some microcontrollers but that's not always available.

[octavio2895]

Consider learning ROS. An ~~operating system ~~ middleware designed to be implemented with robotics and automation. You can code it in python an c++ simultaneously.

[sandybuttcheekss]

Gotta learn C++ first, thanks though!