# Why Beginning Embedded Developers Shouldn't be Afraid of C

**URL:** <https://discuss.blues.com/t/why-beginning-embedded-developers-shouldnt-be-afraid-of-c/2422>\
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**Created:** [November 1, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/why-beginning-embedded-developers-shouldnt-be-afraid-of-c/2422 "2024-11-01T13:49:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![BluesDevRel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.blues.com/bluesdevrel/32/899_2.png) [@BluesDevRel](https://discuss.blues.com/u/BluesDevRel)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/why-beginning-embedded-developers-shouldnt-be-afraid-of-c/2422/1 "2024-11-01T13:49:58Z")

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Learn more about why C is such a popular language for embedded development and how it’s accessible even to Python, JavaScript, or Go developers.

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Read the full blog post at [https://blues.dev/blog/blues-university-why-c-embedded-development](https://blues.dev/blog/blues-university-why-c-embedded-development) and continue the discussion here.

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**Author:** ![jimoquinn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.blues.com/jimoquinn/32/1337_2.png) [@jimoquinn](https://discuss.blues.com/u/jimoquinn)\
**Post date:** [November 5, 2024, 7:45pm UTC](https://discuss.blues.com/t/why-beginning-embedded-developers-shouldnt-be-afraid-of-c/2422/2 "2024-11-05T19:45:42Z")

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In my opinion, one should not be afraid of C/C++ for embedded development because between ChatGPT and Claud.ai it’ll code about 80% to 90% for you, once you know how to construct the proper prompts.

I continue to be shocked at just how good these AI systems are for coding.