title: Getting into Embedded
body: <p>I'm trying to familiarize myself with the embedded field, but also have limited resources in terms of time and equipment to buy. </p>
  
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  <li><p>What's a good language to wrap my head around embedded, without investing too much time leaning an embedded-specific language? I'm most familiar with PHP, Java, Actionscript, but unfortunately know very little C. I remember reading somewhere that someone used PERL to program embedded systems, but not sure if that's really possible. </p></li>
  <li><p>Can learning be done without needing to buy chips, etc. via simulators or such?</p></li>
  <li><p>Can someone recommend a simplified roadmap to show how one would get sarted? I'm a little unsure where to even start.</p></li>
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