Hah, that's a fair point, actually. Maybe I'm using a different definition of 'embedded system'. To me, anything that's a general purpose application processor these days (i.e. capable of running Linux) barely fits the definition. I wouldn't really call the iPhone CPU an 'embedded system' although, I guess, it kind of is.
Hah, that's a fair point, actually. Maybe I'm using a different definition of 'embedded system'. To me, anything that's a general purpose application processor these days (i.e. capable of running Linux) barely fits the definition.
I'd say that's a bit myopic.
There's a huge range of devices between "a few kilobytes of memory" and "smartphone" that would be well-served by something like this.
I agree with you that there's many device in that range, but why are they not well served by using an operating system? When is a device large enough to run the whole Go runtime but too small for (say) Linux?
Compared to a complete Linux kernel, the Go runtime is pretty tiny.
Buy to your point there is no magic answer. The question is rather: when is the capabilities of a full OS kernel like Linux worth the resources needed to run it? And the answer is ultimately: it depends.
