Using newer compiler versions and the optimizer gives gas optimizations and additional safety checks for free!
The advantages of versions 0.8.* over <0.8.0 are:
0.8.0 (can be more gas efficient than some
library based safemath).0.8.2, leads to cheaper runtime gas.
Especially relevant when the contract has small functions. For
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| ArduinoPlotter_processingListener is the source processing script that corresponds to the | |
| Plotter library for Arduino. The library supports plots against time as well as 2-variable | |
| "X vs Y" graphing. | |
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| The library transfers information via the serial port to a listener program written with the | |
| software provided by Processing. No modification is needed to this program; graph placement, | |
| axis-scaling, etc. are handled automatically. | |
| Multiple options for this listener are available including stand-alone applications as well |