For a Java/JavaScript developer it might be a bit of a steep climb but that's not really a reason not to do it. One of the tutorials is getting a lua script interpreter running on mynewt though so that might be a place to start.
Best regards, dg -- I'll take credit For the funny typos, the rest I blame on the iPhone spell wrecker. > On May 25, 2016, at 2:18 PM, David Moshal <[email protected]> wrote: > > thanks, is your platform suitable for newbies? > ie: java/javascript developers looking to get into embedded programming? > > David > > >> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 11:12 AM, aditi hilbert <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi David, >> >> You can search our mailing archives if you have something specific in >> mind: https://lists.apache.org/[email protected] < >> https://lists.apache.org/[email protected]> >> You can also post a question as a new thread to dev@ mailing list. >> Currently we do not have a users@ mailing list and we will wait for >> responses to this summary for 72 hours before submitting the new list >> request (provided there is consensus or no opposition). >> >> thanks, >> aditi >> >>> On May 25, 2016, at 10:36 AM, David Moshal <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, as a newcomer, any help getting started would be appreciated! >>> >>> David >>> >>> >>>> On Wed, May 25, 2016 at 9:49 AM, aditi hilbert <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Thank you for pitching in your thoughts regarding a users@ mailing list >>>> for Apache Mynewt. The majority indicated it was a good idea as long as >> the >>>> developers subscribed to it too. Here are the takeaways: >>>> >>>> * It is less intimidating for a newcomer to the project to ask for help >>>> installing/using Mynewt, device builds etc. on a users@ mailing list. >> We >>>> want to attract a lot of new users and expand the community; so having a >>>> separate users@ mailing list that doesn’t scare new users away would >> help. >>>> * Developers learn a lot from issues being faced by the users and can >>>> improve product based on the discussions there; so they are strongly >>>> encouraged (and expected) to subscribe to both users@ and dev@ mailing >>>> lists. >>>> * A more intuitive interface for the mail archives with an efficient >>>> search functionality would be immensely helpful to all. >>>> >>>> I will request infrastructure to set up a users@ mailing list and >> update >>>> the documentation. We will use the new lists interface for Apache (Pony >>>> Mail) to make search easier and see whether we need to migrate to other >>>> options such as mark mail and nabble). >>>> >>>> thanks, >>>> aditi >> >>
