C++ / Hardware Guidance

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i am fairly proficient with the C++ programming language and have some basic electronics from a basic stamp set a few years ago but i am looking to get back into the swing combining electronics w/ my C++ skills.
A lot has changed since i was last here, so i am looking for guidance on where to start? Arduino looks kinda cool but so does the propeller series. For someone 'almost' going back to basics what would be the recommendation to pickup for controller board and platform?
I am not to concerned about prefabbed chassis, i can print whatever chassis i need.
A lot has changed since i was last here, so i am looking for guidance on where to start? Arduino looks kinda cool but so does the propeller series. For someone 'almost' going back to basics what would be the recommendation to pickup for controller board and platform?
I am not to concerned about prefabbed chassis, i can print whatever chassis i need.
Comments
The Propeller series is only C language with some enhancements or SPIN.
I don't like the hardware on the Arduino front but there are other pieces of hardware out there more capable.
The Propeller P2 has just come out and there is plenty of opportunity to write drivers and code for that platform.
I have been using the P1 for sometime now and all my code is in C using the SimpleIDE environment.
Mike
Enjoy!
Mike
considering C++ is just C with lots of extra libraries i should be able to get by on C with little change in language structure so it looks like P1 or P2 would be good then? Arduino seems to use something called sketch which is very C like just uses its own library set.
which do you guys think would be a good starting point P1 or P2? Looking at the Propeller 2 series, wow expensive and not a too robust looking kits, i could still carry over my basic stamp pieces like servos and the like right? (whoops becoming a question machine
FlexCC also supports some™ C++ features, notably member functions.