On: Write Your Own Virtual Machine (2022)

[kragen]

Yeah, the 8051 family is still pretty popular, unlike, for example, the 68HC11/08/12 etc.. I think it's not as popular as the PIC, ARM, AVR, or even MSP430, but it seems to be more popular than STM8, M16C, SH-4, MAXQ, MIPS, or 8086. I'm not sure how to assess the Z80 (8080 variant), Z8, RL78, and RX families, all of which seem to be showing disturbing signs of life. Fortunately the 8048 seems to be dead.

[userbinator → kragen]

I think it's not as popular as the PIC, ARM, AVR, or even MSP430

Far more 8051 cores are shipped than all of those combined, excluding ARM.

[kragen → userbinator]

Even today? That's plausible, but I'd like to know what leads you to believe it. I was mostly looking at Digi-Key stock numbers, which are at best a very imperfect measure.