It kinda seems like we've taken the best part of arduino (programming environment) and replaced it with the worst part of PLCs (IEC 61131). In turn we have traded the reliability of PLC hardware and compatibility with industrial sensors with hardware that has none of that.
We have actually been getting away from proprietary PLC's just so we can get away from IEC 61131. Its taken a few years but we are about there.
ya, what a misguided hit piece based off face value observations. there is a name for brits who like to trash the US, damn red coats, still salty about losing the revolutionary, err, American war.
eating breakfast in a car?? simply preposterous!! however, I can see how enjoying a full English in the driver's seat would be a bit of a challenge.
We have actually been getting away from proprietary PLC's just so we can get away from IEC 61131. Its taken a few years but we are about there.