Comments on: Question of the Week: You know you’re an embedded developer when … http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/ Shedding Light on the Hidden World of Embedded Systems Mon, 28 Jul 2014 16:18:37 -0400 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Embedded Insights - Embedded Insights Channels http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-8681 Embedded Insights - Embedded Insights Channels Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:46:42 +0000 http://robert.blogs.embeddedinsights.com/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-8681 [...] Developing embedded systems is different from developing end applications. For one, when done correctly, no one knows or cares about the embedded system when deciding whether to buy the end device. I remember having to adjust my own expectation and method of describing what I did for a living. Saying I worked on the control system for a part of a larger project, I learned to accept telling the slightly less accurate answer to people about what I worked on – “I work on the Space Shuttle, or the Space Station, or a particular aircraft.” I know I am not alone in this sentiment based on the responses from our first question of the week more than a year and a half ago – “You know you’re an embedded developer when …” [...] [...] Developing embedded systems is different from developing end applications. For one, when done correctly, no one knows or cares about the embedded system when deciding whether to buy the end device. I remember having to adjust my own expectation and method of describing what I did for a living. Saying I worked on the control system for a part of a larger project, I learned to accept telling the slightly less accurate answer to people about what I worked on – “I work on the Space Shuttle, or the Space Station, or a particular aircraft.” I know I am not alone in this sentiment based on the responses from our first question of the week more than a year and a half ago – “You know you’re an embedded developer when …” [...]

]]> By: funbotix http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-7095 funbotix Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:22:52 +0000 http://robert.blogs.embeddedinsights.com/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-7095 When you're the only one who can figure out why some new product is not working, even when the problem had nothing to do with electronics [circuits & code]. When you’re the only one who can figure out why some new product is not working, even when the problem had nothing to do with electronics [circuits & code].

]]> By: Mike http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-4738 Mike Mon, 03 Jan 2011 20:27:24 +0000 http://robert.blogs.embeddedinsights.com/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-4738 When you first realized you can't complain to the Hardware Designers how their 'simplified design' added considerable complexity to your firmware design ... since you designed the hardware, too. When you first realized you can’t complain to the Hardware Designers how their ‘simplified design’ added considerable complexity to your firmware design … since you designed the hardware, too.

]]> By: Eduardo http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-4399 Eduardo Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:36:40 +0000 http://robert.blogs.embeddedinsights.com/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-4399 when you try to come up with efficient algorithms for everyday stuff like efficient grocery shopping or finding the best path to the bathroom when you try to come up with efficient algorithms for everyday stuff like efficient grocery shopping or finding the best path to the bathroom

]]> By: Eduardo http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-913 Eduardo Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:42:11 +0000 http://robert.blogs.embeddedinsights.com/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-913 Touché! Touché!

]]> By: M.K. @LI http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-616 M.K. @LI Sat, 03 Apr 2010 17:14:06 +0000 http://robert.blogs.embeddedinsights.com/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-616 <p>when your manager says, "Give me an estimate of how long this will take while I go figure out what it's supposed to do." (Thank you Dilbert)</p> when your manager says, “Give me an estimate of how long this will take while I go figure out what it’s supposed to do.” (Thank you Dilbert)

]]> By: T. @EM http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-601 T. @EM Fri, 02 Apr 2010 21:04:42 +0000 http://robert.blogs.embeddedinsights.com/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-601 <p>your garage is full of development kits you'll probably never use, but can't bear to throw away because they still work.</p> your garage is full of development kits you’ll probably never use, but can’t bear to throw away because they still work.

]]> By: F. @EM http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-600 F. @EM Thu, 01 Apr 2010 13:00:22 +0000 http://robert.blogs.embeddedinsights.com/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-600 <p>You think Microsoft and Embedded may be an oxymoron.</p> You think Microsoft and Embedded may be an oxymoron.

]]> By: A.M. @EM http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-599 A.M. @EM Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:56:03 +0000 http://robert.blogs.embeddedinsights.com/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-599 <p>...when you perform basic octal/hex math functions in your head </p> <p>...when you recognize and then read hexadecimal ASCII strings out of memory. </p> <p>...when it is easyiest to explain your job as being an pour, slow, over payied typist.</p> …when you perform basic octal/hex math functions in your head

…when you recognize and then read hexadecimal ASCII strings out of memory.

…when it is easyiest to explain your job as being an pour, slow, over payied typist.

]]> By: A. @EM http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-598 A. @EM Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:18:41 +0000 http://robert.blogs.embeddedinsights.com/2010/03/17/question-of-the-week-you-know-youre-an-embedded-developer-when-%e2%80%a6/#comment-598 <p>..when you go from being referred to as "Rocket Scientist" to being called "Code Monkey"</p> ..when you go from being referred to as “Rocket Scientist” to being called “Code Monkey”

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