How important is objective based programming and Debugging for programming microcontrollers?
There's a chapter in my book called "objective oriented programming" and another called "Debugging Programs."
How importnat are these 2 things when it comes to programming microcontrollers like PICs and Arduinos?
Debugging is always important. The programming methodology you choose to implement affects the way you debug. Since in object oriented programming your variables are encapsulated, you only have to look to operations that modify a certain variable related to a bug.
Object oriented programming is possible on microcontrollers, but the ease of implementation will depend on the language you choose.
I will be using C to program the microcontrollers. What language will "ease the implementation?"Quote:
Originally Posted by whiteflags
C++ or Java if they are available choices are good options. Since you are using C, you will probably want to search the web for C-related ways to use OOP, if you are interested. Search | Embedded
Ahh I don't know those 2 languages. Is there a disadvantage to using C?Quote:
Originally Posted by whiteflags
Not really. I am keeping my replies relevant to your question.
Arduino is an implementation of C++ which uses OOP - This can simplify some designs.
At the moment, I program a PIC in C for a living, and I always try to set up objects using structs and divide the program into different sections. Note that if you want function calls from a struct, use function pointers.
For my last program, I chose a paradigm called "cooperative multitasking", which isolates the controlling code into different sections. I used the struct objects to divide the code in different sections.
Bottom line is that you need to make sure your code is organised and it's up to you how you do it.