Ease of programming with "raw" C++?

[mcsteeze]

Hi,
I am a moderate (and improving) C++ programmer. I am interested in programming my Teensy board using just C++ and not the Arduino-dialect of it. From what I can tell this is either fairly easy or pretty complex http://kevincuzner.com/2014/04/28/teensy-3-1-bare-metal/

I am just wondering, before I go too far, how much more challenging it is to write C++ than use Arduino, if modern C++ (and the STL) can be used, and how well existing community libraries for Arduino (such as Firmata and ethernet) work.

Thanks

 

[BJB]

https://forum.pjrc.com/threads/41857-Options-for-bare-metal-development

PJRC is working on using more recent GCC versions; and is working on ethernet stuff for the T3.6.

STL has been in GCC for a many years, but not wonderful to implement in teensyduino libraries. There have been some STL implementations for arduino. The emperor's search engine is all-knowing and all-seeing, and awaits your bidding.

Some later firmata versions address specifics of Teensy boards. My T3.5 has made firmata performance tolerable.

 

[brtaylor]

Depends on what parts of STL you would like to use. I've got vector ported to work with Arduino:
https://github.com/bolderflight/Vector

This was the major STL feature that I was looking to use and I still get the convenience of working within the Arduino IDE.

 

[mjs513]

I have successfully used the Eigen library on the teensy and Arduino mega using a port for STL for Arduino. Teensy STD support is already built in and don't need an extra library. Do a quick search of the forum.