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docs: explain that modules can be developed using TinyGo, Rust, or Zig
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Mechanoid is an open source framework for building and running WebAssembly applications on small embedded systems and tiny IoT devices. It is intended to make it easier to create applications that are secure and extendable, and take advantage of all of the latest developments in both WebAssembly and embedded development.

Mechanoid includes a command line interface tool that helps you create, test, and run applications on either simulators or actual hardware, in part thanks to being written using [Go](https://go.dev/) and [TinyGo](https://tinygo.org/).
Mechanoid includes a command line interface tool that helps you create, test, and run applications on either simulators or actual hardware.

## Why would you want to do this?
You can write WASM modules for Mechanoid using any language that can compile to WebAssembly, including [TinyGo](https://tinygo.org/), [Rust](https://www.rust-lang.org/), and [Zig](https://ziglang.org/).

Mechanoid itself is written using [Go](https://go.dev/) and [TinyGo](https://tinygo.org/).

## Why run WebAssembly on embedded device?

- Devices that are extensible. Think app stores, downloadable add-ons, or end-user programmability.
- Environment is sandboxed, so bricking the device is less likely.
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This is the Go code for the `ping.wasm` module. It exports a `ping` function, that calls a function `pong` that has been imported from the host application.

```go
//go:build tinygo

package main

//go:wasmimport hosted pong
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