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The company I work for really needs to bring on at least one more
developer. So far, I've been very disappointed in the applicant pool. It seems that no matter what we put in the job description, 99% of the applicants have zero experience with a microcontroller. Even when I include something obnoxious in the job posting like the following: To be considered for this position, you must have an intimate understanding of the inner workings of a microcontroller, and the ability to write software on "bare metal" (OS-less) systems. In the interview, you can expect to be asked questions about registers, memory maps, ADCs, interrupt processing, timers, compiler theory, and state machines. I get nothing but web developers and Java programmers. So, my question to you fine people, How and where do you find firmware people? -Denny -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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Maybe you should have included:
"the candidates are mandated to be fluent and well versed with Assembly and C, no Web and Java programmers, please. Knowledge of Electronics, a Plus! Shortlisted candidates will be writing firmware drivers, between breakfast and dinner." :-D Cheers On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 1:44 AM Denny Esterline <[hidden email]> wrote: > > The company I work for really needs to bring on at least one more > developer. So far, I've been very disappointed in the applicant pool. It > seems that no matter what we put in the job description, 99% of the > applicants have zero experience with a microcontroller. Even when I include > something obnoxious in the job posting like the following: > > To be considered for this position, you must have an intimate understanding > of the inner workings of a microcontroller, and the ability to write > software on "bare metal" (OS-less) systems. In the interview, you can > expect to be asked questions about registers, memory maps, ADCs, interrupt > processing, timers, compiler theory, and state machines. > I get nothing but web developers and Java programmers. > > So, my question to you fine people, How and where do you find firmware > people? > > -Denny > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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Hi Denny.
Maybe you should drop the job offer here under the [AD:] tag. If it is a remote work job, you might get someone. Regards, Carlos. El lun., 16 de nov. de 2020 a la(s) 14:45, Manu Abraham ( [hidden email]) escribió: > Maybe you should have included: > > "the candidates are mandated to be fluent and well versed with Assembly > and C, > no Web and Java programmers, please. Knowledge of Electronics, a Plus! > Shortlisted candidates will be writing firmware drivers, between > breakfast and dinner." > > :-D > > Cheers > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 1:44 AM Denny Esterline <[hidden email]> > wrote: > > > > The company I work for really needs to bring on at least one more > > developer. So far, I've been very disappointed in the applicant pool. It > > seems that no matter what we put in the job description, 99% of the > > applicants have zero experience with a microcontroller. Even when I > include > > something obnoxious in the job posting like the following: > > > > To be considered for this position, you must have an intimate > understanding > > of the inner workings of a microcontroller, and the ability to write > > software on "bare metal" (OS-less) systems. In the interview, you can > > expect to be asked questions about registers, memory maps, ADCs, > interrupt > > processing, timers, compiler theory, and state machines. > > I get nothing but web developers and Java programmers. > > > > So, my question to you fine people, How and where do you find firmware > > people? > > > > -Denny > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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I don't get to see any firmware jobs advertised.
LinkedIn keeps offering me fluff [1]. Posting it here will increase the reach of your advertising ... and could be interesting reading. -- 1. like when you search for FAT filesystem standards and thenceforth are offered diets and weight-loss products until you nuke the tracking cookies. -- James Cameron http://quozl.netrek.org/ -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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Yes, frustrating isn't it? I've also had web developers apply for
embedded dev positions, and had welders apply for a soldering position. This is the mentality that even their educational institutions recommend... apply for everything and anything w/o even reading what it's about. I had always felt that the job posting sites need to start charging a nominal fee to apply for each position. Upwork does it, and IMO it works. Either way, look at groups like this, or IIRC jack Ganselle's website or newsletter has a job-posting section. Or even look at sites like upwork, which do have a way to hire employees (rather than just gigs). Cheers, -Neil. On 11/16/2020 3:12 PM, Denny Esterline wrote: > The company I work for really needs to bring on at least one more > developer. So far, I've been very disappointed in the applicant pool. It > seems that no matter what we put in the job description, 99% of the > applicants have zero experience with a microcontroller. Even when I include > something obnoxious in the job posting like the following: > > To be considered for this position, you must have an intimate understanding > of the inner workings of a microcontroller, and the ability to write > software on "bare metal" (OS-less) systems. In the interview, you can > expect to be asked questions about registers, memory maps, ADCs, interrupt > processing, timers, compiler theory, and state machines. > I get nothing but web developers and Java programmers. > > So, my question to you fine people, How and where do you find firmware > people? > > -Denny -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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One applicant we had, insisted that they had significant experience with Altium.
Except they pronounced it "Atrium". We were not impressed. ________________________________ From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> on behalf of Neil <[hidden email]> Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 10:00 PM To: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [EE]: How to find & hire firmware people Yes, frustrating isn't it? I've also had web developers apply for embedded dev positions, and had welders apply for a soldering position. This is the mentality that even their educational institutions recommend... apply for everything and anything w/o even reading what it's about. I had always felt that the job posting sites need to start charging a nominal fee to apply for each position. Upwork does it, and IMO it works. Either way, look at groups like this, or IIRC jack Ganselle's website or newsletter has a job-posting section. Or even look at sites like upwork, which do have a way to hire employees (rather than just gigs). Cheers, -Neil. On 11/16/2020 3:12 PM, Denny Esterline wrote: > The company I work for really needs to bring on at least one more > developer. So far, I've been very disappointed in the applicant pool. It > seems that no matter what we put in the job description, 99% of the > applicants have zero experience with a microcontroller. Even when I include > something obnoxious in the job posting like the following: > > To be considered for this position, you must have an intimate understanding > of the inner workings of a microcontroller, and the ability to write > software on "bare metal" (OS-less) systems. In the interview, you can > expect to be asked questions about registers, memory maps, ADCs, interrupt > processing, timers, compiler theory, and state machines. > I get nothing but web developers and Java programmers. > > So, my question to you fine people, How and where do you find firmware > people? > > -Denny -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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Hi David,
Rather than the pronunciation, it would've been much easier if you asked them to do a project; A fraction of the complexity that you need to achieve at your place itself, like a real test. (A fraction, since you need to see the results in a specific time span, while evaluating personnel) Sometimes, pronunciations could be misleading. (I've come across software developers claiming years of experience who could not count upto binary 3) Cheers, Manu On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 6:09 PM David Van Horn <[hidden email]> wrote: > > One applicant we had, insisted that they had significant experience with Altium. > Except they pronounced it "Atrium". > > We were not impressed. > > ________________________________ > From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> on behalf of Neil <[hidden email]> > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 10:00 PM > To: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> > Subject: Re: [EE]: How to find & hire firmware people > > Yes, frustrating isn't it? I've also had web developers apply for > embedded dev positions, and had welders apply for a soldering position. > This is the mentality that even their educational institutions > recommend... apply for everything and anything w/o even reading what > it's about. > I had always felt that the job posting sites need to start charging a > nominal fee to apply for each position. Upwork does it, and IMO it works. > > Either way, look at groups like this, or IIRC jack Ganselle's website or > newsletter has a job-posting section. Or even look at sites like > upwork, which do have a way to hire employees (rather than just gigs). > > Cheers, > -Neil. > > > > > > On 11/16/2020 3:12 PM, Denny Esterline wrote: > > The company I work for really needs to bring on at least one more > > developer. So far, I've been very disappointed in the applicant pool. It > > seems that no matter what we put in the job description, 99% of the > > applicants have zero experience with a microcontroller. Even when I include > > something obnoxious in the job posting like the following: > > > > To be considered for this position, you must have an intimate understanding > > of the inner workings of a microcontroller, and the ability to write > > software on "bare metal" (OS-less) systems. In the interview, you can > > expect to be asked questions about registers, memory maps, ADCs, interrupt > > processing, timers, compiler theory, and state machines. > > I get nothing but web developers and Java programmers. > > > > So, my question to you fine people, How and where do you find firmware > > people? > > > > -Denny > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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I've bumped into all sorts of mispronounced tech terms, it doesn't inspire
confidence but they're often highly competent people. Of course, the other caelse is also true, people flanneling to make themselves a more attractive hire, the proficiency test usually weeds them out. On Tue, 17 Nov 2020, 12:48 Manu Abraham, <[hidden email]> wrote: > Hi David, > > Rather than the pronunciation, it would've been much easier if you > asked them to do a project; > A fraction of the complexity that you need to achieve at your place > itself, like a real test. > (A fraction, since you need to see the results in a specific time > span, while evaluating personnel) > > Sometimes, pronunciations could be misleading. > (I've come across software developers claiming years of experience who > could not count upto binary 3) > > Cheers, > Manu > > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 6:09 PM David Van Horn > <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > > One applicant we had, insisted that they had significant experience with > Altium. > > Except they pronounced it "Atrium". > > > > We were not impressed. > > > > ________________________________ > > From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> on behalf of > Neil <[hidden email]> > > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 10:00 PM > > To: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> > > Subject: Re: [EE]: How to find & hire firmware people > > > > Yes, frustrating isn't it? I've also had web developers apply for > > embedded dev positions, and had welders apply for a soldering position. > > This is the mentality that even their educational institutions > > recommend... apply for everything and anything w/o even reading what > > it's about. > > I had always felt that the job posting sites need to start charging a > > nominal fee to apply for each position. Upwork does it, and IMO it > works. > > > > Either way, look at groups like this, or IIRC jack Ganselle's website or > > newsletter has a job-posting section. Or even look at sites like > > upwork, which do have a way to hire employees (rather than just gigs). > > > > Cheers, > > -Neil. > > > > > > > > > > > > On 11/16/2020 3:12 PM, Denny Esterline wrote: > > > The company I work for really needs to bring on at least one more > > > developer. So far, I've been very disappointed in the applicant pool. > It > > > seems that no matter what we put in the job description, 99% of the > > > applicants have zero experience with a microcontroller. Even when I > include > > > something obnoxious in the job posting like the following: > > > > > > To be considered for this position, you must have an intimate > understanding > > > of the inner workings of a microcontroller, and the ability to write > > > software on "bare metal" (OS-less) systems. In the interview, you can > > > expect to be asked questions about registers, memory maps, ADCs, > interrupt > > > processing, timers, compiler theory, and state machines. > > > I get nothing but web developers and Java programmers. > > > > > > So, my question to you fine people, How and where do you find firmware > > > people? > > > > > > -Denny > > > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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Keyword = "flaneling"
:-D On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 6:24 PM Clint Jay <[hidden email]> wrote: > > I've bumped into all sorts of mispronounced tech terms, it doesn't inspire > confidence but they're often highly competent people. > > Of course, the other caelse is also true, people flanneling to make > themselves a more attractive hire, the proficiency test usually weeds them > out. > > On Tue, 17 Nov 2020, 12:48 Manu Abraham, <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > Hi David, > > > > Rather than the pronunciation, it would've been much easier if you > > asked them to do a project; > > A fraction of the complexity that you need to achieve at your place > > itself, like a real test. > > (A fraction, since you need to see the results in a specific time > > span, while evaluating personnel) > > > > Sometimes, pronunciations could be misleading. > > (I've come across software developers claiming years of experience who > > could not count upto binary 3) > > > > Cheers, > > Manu > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 6:09 PM David Van Horn > > <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > > > > One applicant we had, insisted that they had significant experience with > > Altium. > > > Except they pronounced it "Atrium". > > > > > > We were not impressed. > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> on behalf of > > Neil <[hidden email]> > > > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 10:00 PM > > > To: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> > > > Subject: Re: [EE]: How to find & hire firmware people > > > > > > Yes, frustrating isn't it? I've also had web developers apply for > > > embedded dev positions, and had welders apply for a soldering position. > > > This is the mentality that even their educational institutions > > > recommend... apply for everything and anything w/o even reading what > > > it's about. > > > I had always felt that the job posting sites need to start charging a > > > nominal fee to apply for each position. Upwork does it, and IMO it > > works. > > > > > > Either way, look at groups like this, or IIRC jack Ganselle's website or > > > newsletter has a job-posting section. Or even look at sites like > > > upwork, which do have a way to hire employees (rather than just gigs). > > > > > > Cheers, > > > -Neil. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 11/16/2020 3:12 PM, Denny Esterline wrote: > > > > The company I work for really needs to bring on at least one more > > > > developer. So far, I've been very disappointed in the applicant pool. > > It > > > > seems that no matter what we put in the job description, 99% of the > > > > applicants have zero experience with a microcontroller. Even when I > > include > > > > something obnoxious in the job posting like the following: > > > > > > > > To be considered for this position, you must have an intimate > > understanding > > > > of the inner workings of a microcontroller, and the ability to write > > > > software on "bare metal" (OS-less) systems. In the interview, you can > > > > expect to be asked questions about registers, memory maps, ADCs, > > interrupt > > > > processing, timers, compiler theory, and state machines. > > > > I get nothing but web developers and Java programmers. > > > > > > > > So, my question to you fine people, How and where do you find firmware > > > > people? > > > > > > > > -Denny > > > > > > -- > > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > > View/change your membership options at > > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > > View/change your membership options at > > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > -- > > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > > View/change your membership options at > > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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There were other clues as well, but that was the funniest.
-- David VanHorn Lead Hardware Engineer Backcountry Access, Inc. 2820 Wilderness Pl, Unit H Boulder, CO Â 80301 USA phone:Â 303-417-1345 Â x110 email:Â [hidden email]Â -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> On Behalf Of Manu Abraham Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 5:48 AM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. <[hidden email]> Subject: Re: [EE]: How to find & hire firmware people Hi David, Rather than the pronunciation, it would've been much easier if you asked them to do a project; A fraction of the complexity that you need to achieve at your place itself, like a real test. (A fraction, since you need to see the results in a specific time span, while evaluating personnel) Sometimes, pronunciations could be misleading. (I've come across software developers claiming years of experience who could not count upto binary 3) Cheers, Manu On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 6:09 PM David Van Horn <[hidden email]> wrote: > > One applicant we had, insisted that they had significant experience with Altium. > Except they pronounced it "Atrium". > > We were not impressed. > > ________________________________ > From: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> on behalf of > Neil <[hidden email]> > Sent: Monday, November 16, 2020 10:00 PM > To: [hidden email] <[hidden email]> > Subject: Re: [EE]: How to find & hire firmware people > > Yes, frustrating isn't it? I've also had web developers apply for > embedded dev positions, and had welders apply for a soldering position. > This is the mentality that even their educational institutions > recommend... apply for everything and anything w/o even reading what > it's about. > I had always felt that the job posting sites need to start charging a > nominal fee to apply for each position. Upwork does it, and IMO it works. > > Either way, look at groups like this, or IIRC jack Ganselle's website > or newsletter has a job-posting section. Or even look at sites like > upwork, which do have a way to hire employees (rather than just gigs). > > Cheers, > -Neil. > > > > > > On 11/16/2020 3:12 PM, Denny Esterline wrote: > > The company I work for really needs to bring on at least one more > > developer. So far, I've been very disappointed in the applicant > > pool. It seems that no matter what we put in the job description, > > 99% of the applicants have zero experience with a microcontroller. > > Even when I include something obnoxious in the job posting like the following: > > > > To be considered for this position, you must have an intimate > > understanding of the inner workings of a microcontroller, and the > > ability to write software on "bare metal" (OS-less) systems. In the > > interview, you can expect to be asked questions about registers, > > memory maps, ADCs, interrupt processing, timers, compiler theory, and state machines. > > I get nothing but web developers and Java programmers. > > > > So, my question to you fine people, How and where do you find > > firmware people? > > > > -Denny > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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> There were other clues as well, but that was the funniest. > True, but .. One man's fun is another man's gloom. Though it appears to be funny, the karmic cycle I prefer to avoid. -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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On 11/17/20 7:47 AM, Manu Abraham wrote:
> Sometimes, pronunciations could be misleading. > (I've come across software developers claiming years of experience who > could not count upto binary 3) I'm from NYC and I've known since I was a kid how to count to 4 in binary. ;-) Sorry couldn't resist. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry [hidden email] http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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> On 11/17/20 7:47 AM, Manu Abraham wrote: > >> Sometimes, pronunciations could be misleading. >> (I've come across software developers claiming years of experience who >> could not count upto binary 3) > > I'm from NYC and I've known since I was a kid how to count to 4 in binary. > ;-) > > Sorry couldn't resist. > I got used to counting backwards in hex to do hand assembly of relative branches on the MC6800. On the original post, I thought the description of the job was pretty good. Applicants just need to pay attention to it. I wonder if you can request a couple pages of sample code in C or assembly. Look for nice structure, variable names, comments, etc. Harold -- FCC Rules Updated Daily at http://www.hallikainen.com Not sent from an iPhone. -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 8:53 PM Neil Cherry <[hidden email]> wrote:
> > Sorry couldn't resist. Use a resistor, as simple as that. :-D Manu -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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I actually have no idea about this question, but I thought I might share my
experience which is surely all too common, and may help to understand these weird applicants. Since I was around 8 years old I have been fascinated with computers. In high school I taught myself x86 assembly and C++ and loved coding everything from graphics competitions to windows utilities and trying to code drivers or hack stuff using softice in windows 98. I remember I took a miniature hand lathe and built the electronics and drivers to convert it into a mini CNC lathe, while my father mechanically connected the stepper motors to the axis. Then I got to university. I was able to skip the first year because of my experience and was awarded a scholarship. I learned about writing operating systems and improved my C++ skills and learned more about algorithms and object oriented programming. I did web design to help pay my way through university. Then I graduated. When I started looking for work I realised that there was only one company who developed products with firmware in my city. And I liked my city and wanted to stay there. So instead I continued web development and eventually got into game development which piqued my interest again in graphics demos. After starting a company and writing some C++ and java games, I again tried to look for companies doing lower level things. I ended up moving to the largest city in New Zealand and doing graphics R&D for multilayer displays which are used in many casino machines. This was pretty much a dream job for me. After this job the economy took a slight turn and the only work I could find was mobile or web development, and I started getting relaxed about my career and chose web development. After this I just autopiloted for a while because web development was easy and paid well. Now I still do web app development and get paid very well. I want to go back to the low level days and build firmware and robotics or stuff like that, but I need to take almost a 50% pay cut to shift to that stuff. I always have feelers out for companies who are doing that kind of thing. I had a job interview with one company and they really wanted me to do cloud/web stuff for their products because of my experience but I told them I spend all my free time doing microcontrollers and designing and manufacturing electronics. But I would be keen to do the cloud stuff anyway just to be around the sort of people who are doing the stuff that I love. I didn't get hired. I've had multiple experiences like the above, and while my heart is more towards electronics, I'm kinda just stuck now as a "javascript developer" but it has allowed me to take 2 mortgages, one of them for a large new home in one of the most sought after towns of new zealand and work remotely. I have a great team and I'm very happy. So if you wanted me to do firmware for you, you'd have to look at my CV and see that technically I have almost no commercial experience, pay me a senior wage, allow me to work remotely. Not really sure why I shared all this, after writing it I realised my story is actually quite unique. But hey it's a story from the perspective of a web developer! Good luck with your hire! Ryan On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 at 08:53, Manu Abraham <[hidden email]> wrote: > On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 8:53 PM Neil Cherry <[hidden email]> wrote: > > > > Sorry couldn't resist. > > Use a resistor, as simple as that. :-D > > Manu > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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Thanks Ryan, a great read.
I'm also reminded that applicants for a role experience the Dunning-Kruger effect combined with a simple confirmation bias. Web developers are a cut above the average dish washer; they understand procedural languages, computer networking, software layering, and standards. What they don't know for a firmware role can be learned, but an employer may want to pay for that training to occur before hiring rather than after. p.s. my web development skills have atrophied, as has my COBOL, but my firmware skills are worth testing. Hire me. ;-) -- James Cameron http://quozl.netrek.org/ -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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Thanks James that's a really generous comment; much appreciated. In regards
to web developers, in the very least we need to be constantly learning and adapting since the web is moving so fast. But I definitely recognise firmware is it's own beast and skillset in very much the same way. It does take experience and some training. What I didn't mention was when I was working on the graphics demos there was an engineer there who worked for AMD who were really breaking into the market as a big player at the time. His stuff was super next level, he was able to write all kinds of 3d raytracing demos within code size limitations which performed well and were just damn cool and interesting. His level of understanding of instructions and mathematics was incomprehensible to most of us. For anyone interested, this scene has (ironically) shifted to the web now, with opengl shaders being supported in browsers. Googling "shadertoy" will find the most popular active demo archive where all code is available and many study examples are available. I hate to admit it but many of the demos now are even more impressive with less shader code than back in those days. But that's also the evolution of GPU architecture for you. And that's not even mentioning that very soon 3D games will be enhanced with real-time ray tracing as a norm (hardware is already affordable and not a gimmick: https://www.windowscentral.com/10-graphics-cards-support-ray-tracing) On Wed, 18 Nov 2020 at 09:51, James Cameron <[hidden email]> wrote: > Thanks Ryan, a great read. > > I'm also reminded that applicants for a role experience the > Dunning-Kruger effect combined with a simple confirmation bias. > > Web developers are a cut above the average dish washer; they > understand procedural languages, computer networking, software > layering, and standards. What they don't know for a firmware role can > be learned, but an employer may want to pay for that training to occur > before hiring rather than after. > > p.s. my web development skills have atrophied, as has my COBOL, but my > firmware skills are worth testing. Hire me. ;-) > > -- > James Cameron > http://quozl.netrek.org/ > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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Not trying to discount the skill of some web developers at all with the
following statement: I personally have to laugh at times at the term "Full Stack Web Developer". Mainly because I have shipping products which I've done all the R&D on from the schematics and the board layout through the Responsive web GUI for the device (HTML5/React). Yeah there are a few libraries I'm relying on in there (TCP/IP stack for instance), but even then one has to dig into those to debug/fix vendor bugs. But I think that the web developer's "Full Stack" is missing a bit on the hardware end... On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 1:57 PM James Cameron <[hidden email]> wrote: > Thanks Ryan, a great read. > > I'm also reminded that applicants for a role experience the > Dunning-Kruger effect combined with a simple confirmation bias. > > Web developers are a cut above the average dish washer; they > understand procedural languages, computer networking, software > layering, and standards. What they don't know for a firmware role can > be learned, but an employer may want to pay for that training to occur > before hiring rather than after. > > p.s. my web development skills have atrophied, as has my COBOL, but my > firmware skills are worth testing. Hire me. ;-) > > -- > James Cameron > http://quozl.netrek.org/ > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- - Forrest -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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On 11/17/20 2:51 PM, Manu Abraham wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 8:53 PM Neil Cherry <[hidden email]> wrote: >> >> Sorry couldn't resist. > > Use a resistor, as simple as that. :-D I like it! :-) -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry [hidden email] http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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On 11/17/20 4:40 PM, Forrest Christian (List Account) wrote:
> Not trying to discount the skill of some web developers at all with the > following statement: > > I personally have to laugh at times at the term "Full Stack Web > Developer". Oh please someone explain to me what a Full stack is? I do Agile Dev/Ops now for SDn and I thought I knew the networking part of it really well but pnf's inside of pnfs, pserver/vserver/vnf/vnfc/pnf are hurting my brain. ;-) I'll be honest I can probably know half the stuff the OP was looking for but I do terrible on the programming tests (too many languages, I need my references as they all bleed into my code). Also please don't ask me to write a network stack. ;-) I can walk the stack though anything above layer 4 gets a bit wonky (actually layer 2 - layer 4 in SDN gets a bit wonky now). I am continually learning but that puts other information at the back of my mind because I have over 40 years of learning to keep in my head and in my emacs org-mode notes. -- Linux Home Automation Neil Cherry [hidden email] http://www.linuxha.com/ Main site http://linuxha.blogspot.com/ My HA Blog Author of: Linux Smart Homes For Dummies -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist |
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