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Suggestions on bootcamps? (self.programming)
submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by ironhydroxide to c/[email protected]
 

I've been playing around with Arduino and esp for ~10yrs, just googling, copying around code snippets, and reading compiler fail logs.

I'm fed up with my lack of ability to understand larger projects and more in depth programming (pointers, objects, etc)

I'm mostly focused on embedded software (iot, iiot, etc.) So probably looking at staying with C,C++ or rust?

I'm fine with investing some $$, but don't particularly feel I want to spend more that $1k at the moment to fix my ignorance.

What bootcamps would you suggest?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

CS50 covers pointers, objects, classes etc and will give you a solid foundation. Fully recommend though, fair warning, it's challenging. Tideman nearly crushed my soul.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I didn't even realize that had Bootcamps for that, but they tend to be a waste of money anyway.

Try using micropython or circuitpython since it will be a lot easier. It runs on small embedded boards like the raspberry pi pico. But, you are better off getting started on a bigger computer with a better dev environment than an embedded gizmo would have. Also, study the source code of programs that interest you. If it gets confusing, run it under a debugger and single step it so you can watch it's execution step by step.

OOP is overrated so don't worry about it until you're more comfortable with other approaches.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Literally anything but a bootcamp. Doubt they even cover the stuff you want, and if they do you won't learn more than what you picked I think

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)