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Peter Munch-Ellingsen: Why I wrote my own keyboard firmware in Nim (NimConf 2021)

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Embedded systems & DIY electronicsC, C++, Rust, Go & systems languages

What it is

Peter Munch-Ellingsen explains at NimConf 2021 why he wrote his own keyboard firmware in Nim instead of using QMK or Arduino. He shows that the resulting firmware is very small.

Why Hacker News recommends it

Pointed to as a real-world example of Nim in embedded work, mostly by the author himself.

  • 1 people recommended it
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  • first 2021, last 2024

What HN commenters said

  1. “This presentation about writing keyboard firmware in Nim may be helpful, if you're willing to give Nim some more consideration”

    Shows Nim in embedded keyboard firmware as a Python alternative

    pure_simplicity, 2021-11 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: Prometeo – a Python-to-C transpiler for high-performance computing”

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Topics: nim, keyboard firmware, embedded, qmk, nimconf

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