System check! Elektor wants to know: Are modern dev boards making engineers more productive or just lazy? Does this convenience come at a cost? Please share your opinion.
System check! Are modern development boards making engineers more productive or just lazy? With powerful plug-and-play platforms, ready-made libraries, and rapid prototyping tools, it has never been easier to get a project up and running. But does this convenience come at a cost? Please share your opinion. Create your own user feedback survey
Past Results
Wondering about the results from last week’s System Check on the topic of programming languages? Here are the result's from last week.
Results from Week 17 2026
Based on these results, C still firmly owns the embedded world. At least that is what our community members are indicating. Nearly half of respondents say it is their go-to language for embedded or electronics development. C++ comes in second with Python trailing well behind. This information indicates that the industry still values efficiency, hardware control, determinism, and decades of proven tooling. The classics remain a solution for many engineers.
When looking ahead three years, Python emerges at the leader, with Rust also showing strong momentum. C++ remains relevant, while C appears to fall behind. While this is just one poll, it could signal a changing development landscape where engineers increasingly see Python driving automation, AI, testing, scripting, and faster workflows, while Rust gains attention for safer systems programming.
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