Embedded systems have grown complex enough that a single language like C may no longer suffice for all concerns. C excels at low-level hardware interfacing and is the most energy-efficient language, but lacks higher-level abstractions for scalability and reuse. The argument is that developers should use multiple languages matched to their area of concern: C for real-time hardware-level code, and C++ or Rust for higher-level application code where object-oriented tools like inheritance, templates, and virtual functions provide better reuse and scalability. Languages like C++ and Rust can interoperate with C, making a multi-language codebase feasible.
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