[51] should i learn a new architecture

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haven't done any electronics work since graduation in 08. at the time people were giving slack that the 8051 is ancient but i didn't want to agree because atmel and silicon labs were producing modern versions of the 8051 and still are apparently.

should i get a 8051 dev board with one of the newer 8051 ucontontrollers or should i move on? any recommendations>

anyone who has learned the 8051 originally move on?
just looking for opinions.
 

8051 is still very commonly used - but I suggest you get an ARM Cortex M0/3/4 instead.
ST and TI make very cheap boards and have a vast learning/tutorial infrastructure.
 
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cheers. i see there is an arm mcu engineer accreditation test i could take in my country which seems like a nice goal to aim for if i learn it.
 

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ok i would have spent more money and not found that great site/video series, nice. thanks.
 

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