On Tuesday, 11 September 2018 at 06:42:26 UTC, Chris wrote:
On Monday, 10 September 2018 at 19:28:01 UTC, aberba wrote:
On Monday, 10 September 2018 at 16:09:41 UTC, rjframe wrote:
That's exactly whats happening in Africa. The continent is
leapfrogging from nothing to a smart phone thanks to China.
Many don'[t know how to even use a PC. Especially the young
and upcoming generation.
The smart phone market is really significant.
That's why I'm trying to draw attention to first class ARM
support by the D Foundation (not just some voluntary efforts,
much as they are appreciated). ARM in dmd wouldn't be a bad
idea perhaps, as Manu suggested. It's become more than obvious
over the last couple of years that mobile devices have become
very important and that people often use them instead of PCs or
laptops. Fewer and fewer developers can "escape" development
for mobile ("we want an app too"), and if a language doesn't
offer first class support for mobile, then devs won't bother
with it. A lot of other (new) languages are directing their
efforts towards mobile for a reason.
Embedded software is a kind of software that is built into
hardware systems and is designed to perform specific functions.
Modern devices which are stuffed with different functions are
full of embedded software solutions - that is why they are so
helpful. See https://www.ssla.co.uk/
