Best programming language for things around the house?

[BLacKouT]

can someone please tell me what programming languages I could
use to build things like tv's, dvd players, webcams, modems, etc.

 

[CrazeD]

If you have to ask this, you don't know how to build those items.

 

[spoonmeatloa]

You should know if you want to build them.

 

[george_1988]

I have to agree... if you're into building these things, then you would definitely know the answer to this!

 

[Baez]

C++...

 

[S0ULphIRE]

If you want to build those kind of things, you probably want to think about starting off a little smaller, using really any language. just to get an idea of the concept of programming.

After that try getting a bit more advanced, e.g. programming a dvd player
recommended language to learn: like cvb724 said C++ is pretty good.

 

[Ric0h]

Java all the way! ( might be harder)

 

[Baez]

Not for things around the house Ric0h. Things around the web yes. Java isn't supported as much and doesn't have the power of C++. Even though both are object oriented.

 

[CrazeD]

Eh? Java is supported more than C++. Java can run on pretty much any platform, C++ can only run on Windows.

 

[jaeusm]

Java isn't supported as much and doesn't have the power of C++.

Java has quite a bit of support, as JVM's exist for nearly every platform. As for matching the "power" of C++, that just depends on your perspective. For instance, Java includes its own threading model and networking library. C++ does not.

C++ can only run on Windows.

C++ compilers have been written to target many platforms, not just Windows.

The answer to the original question is that any language supported by a specific platform can be used to program devices. If your device is using an Ajile Systems processor (which natively executes Java bytecode, eliminating the need for a VM), you can code it in Java. Maybe the processor supports a proprietary language. Whatever the platform, it should have a corresponding development kit (compiler, build environment, etc.) that should be used.

Why are you guys still posting to a dead thread that was created two months ago?