Firmware programming

The languages that actually run on hardware.

From bare-metal C to the version control that ties it all together — each language follows the same Categories → Getting Started → Examples → Libraries → References structure as the docs.

Languages

Pick what your board speaks

C

The language nearly every microcontroller toolchain is built on.

Getting started

C++

Object-oriented structure for bigger embedded codebases.

Getting started

Python

Quick scripting, glue code, and host-side tooling.

Getting started

Embedded C

C, tuned for registers, memory limits, and timing.

Getting started

MicroPython

Python that runs directly on the Pico, ESP32, and more.

Getting started

Assembly language

For when you need to count every cycle.

Getting started

PowerShell

Build scripts and flashing automation on Windows.

Getting started

Command Prompt (cmd)

The basics worth knowing on any Windows dev box.

Getting started

Git & GitHub

Version control for firmware, the way it should be done.

Getting started

Practice it

Theory only gets you so far.

Every language here links out to projects that actually use it — pick one and start typing.

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