Summary
Jason Turner explores modern C++ capabilities on the MIPS architecture, a RISC processor design from 1985 that remains widely used in networking equipment. He demonstrates compiling and running C++14 code on an inexpensive MIPS-based travel router with just 128MB of RAM and a 580MHz processor. Jason shows how to set up the necessary compiler paths on a Linux/BusyBox system to successfully compile and run a simple C++ program, highlighting how this 33-year-old architecture continues to be relevant in embedded devices like routers from manufacturers such as Mediatek, Qualcomm, and Broadcom.