plugdata is getting an incredible new power: compiling to Python & C.
We can SMELL the microcontrollers! They’re RIGHT THERE.
If it can produce CircuitPython (which I think will require some custom Python-coded objects to handle GPIO, i2c, ADCs, etc), then there’s no further toolchain required. You’ll be able to draw a diagram and save it to a board and it will just run.
And THAT means it’s getting useful for any embedded programming, from RC vehicles to cosplay.