ESP8266 Community Forum

- Sat Apr 28, 2018 11:01 am #75658 It seems like a glaring omission from your "Platform" sub-forums not to have "MicroPython" listed. I know that most of the world goes with the Arduino tool set, but you list other platforms that are definitely not as popular as MicroPython. I also know that MicroPython has it's own dedicated forum... with a sub-forum dedicated to the ESP8266 and the ESP32. So why another forum? Because I would like to participate in this community... I love the ESP8266... but only from the perspective of MicroPython. Sure I can and have done ESP8266 projects with the Arduino platform, but I have found a new way of using the ESP8266 that is fun and engaging. And I would like to share that with this community.

The dedicated MicroPython forum is more focused on the language... and the Pyboard. Which is fine. I just enjoy posts found here as well.

Anyway, I am simply asking if MicroPython could be added as a Platform.

Thanks.

- Wed Jan 02, 2019 10:26 pm #79835 Seriously? No interest here - just use https://forum.micropython.org

- Wed Jan 02, 2019 11:33 pm #79836 There are other forums for different platforms. But if you look at the number of posts you quickly see that there is little interest. The forums were setup quite a while ago and while there hasn't been a cull, natural selection has taken place.

I had a lot of hope for Javascript on the ESP8266. I'm not a programmer and I don't want to have to learn the ins and outs of multiple languages. I knew I would have to use some javascript in web pages so it looked like a great option. Unfortunately there isn't enough examples available, under the ESP8266, to make looking at it worthwhile.

The thing about Arduino is all the available libraries. And examples of course. (some good, some not so good) I have an interest in Python because it seems like a lower entry point for programming on a PC/Raspberry Pi. But then I discovered Node Red. Something completely different. At first I was negative about the visual programming but after I tried it I realized how powerful it can be. How quickly I can get useful results. And while I would love to get into it, I really don't have the time for it at this point.

Arduino works for me because it can run on the ESP processors and also on the ATmega328P. And the old Uno/Nano boards still have a small place in my project development. Learning Python for me would be an unnecessary learning exercise that would fragment what little time I have for programming. I just don't have the need for it.

I have no problem seeing Micropython in the forums here, but I doubt there would be much use. And I wonder if a forum here would just add fragmentation of the Micropython user base. The existing forum seems like a logical place for anyone interested in that platform to participate in.

- Thu Jan 03, 2019 12:49 pm #79845

There are other forums for different platforms. But if you look at the number of posts you quickly see that there is little interest. The forums were setup quite a while ago and while there hasn't been a cull, natural selection has taken place.

I had a lot of hope for Javascript on the ESP8266. I'm not a programmer and I don't want to have to learn the ins and outs of multiple languages. I knew I would have to use some javascript in web pages so it looked like a great option. Unfortunately there isn't enough examples available, under the ESP8266, to make looking at it worthwhile.

The thing about Arduino is all the available libraries. And examples of course. (some good, some not so good) I have an interest in Python because it seems like a lower entry point for programming on a PC/Raspberry Pi. But then I discovered Node Red. Something completely different. At first I was negative about the visual programming but after I tried it I realized how powerful it can be. How quickly I can get useful results. And while I would love to get into it, I really don't have the time for it at this point.

Arduino works for me because it can run on the ESP processors and also on the ATmega328P. And the old Uno/Nano boards still have a small place in my project development. Learning Python for me would be an unnecessary learning exercise that would fragment what little time I have for programming. I just don't have the need for it.

I have no problem seeing Micropython in the forums here, but I doubt there would be much use. And I wonder if a forum here would just add fragmentation of the Micropython user base. The existing forum seems like a logical place for anyone interested in that platform to participate in.

I'm inclined to agree with you Rudy.
I'm an Electronics Engineer by training but worked as a lecturer in Computer Science for (too) many years.
We have 24 hours in a day - we may have more when the UK leaves the EU...
I meddle with lots of things but reluctantly concede that I can't be good at everything
I learned a bit of python to help my daughter with her school work. It's a procedural language like C. Rather like Arduino there are countless libraries etc & it's very easy to do simple things...
Doing clever stuff is another matter
I had the same issue with Linux shell scripts...
And SPIN for the Parallax Propellor...
Maybe I'm just stupid?
I discovered MQTT a long time ago. Then I discovered Node-Red & ESP8266. Suddenly everything is coming together!
Currently I'm working with ATTiny13 devices to make a living.
I love Node-Red & will get back there soon.
The notes I created for students have a few very introductory notes which might be of interest to you:
http://myiot.co.uk/wemos/
etc etc