The world of embedded systems
from Changelog Interviews
Elecia White, host of Embedded.fm and author of Making Embedded Systems, joins us to discuss all things embedded systems. We discuss programming non-computers, open source resources for embedded, self-driving cars, embedded system like the GoPro, Traeger smokers, and even birthday cards. According to Elecia, embedded is going everywhere.
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- 0:00 This week on The Changelog
- 1:07 Sponsor: Augment Code
- 4:36 Start the show!!
- 6:40 When NPR calls
- 8:22 What is embedded?
- 12:08 Programming non-computers
- 16:40 How Elecia got started
- 19:12 The moment of discovery
- 20:48 Mentoring for embedded
- 23:42 Wokwi is cool
- 27:15 The chasm between sim and real
- 31:48 The constraints of embedded
- 36:01 Sponsor: Fly.io
- 38:30 How big is the embedded world?
- 42:27 Open source + embedded
- 43:57 Elecia loves Kalman filters!
- 47:42 Elecia's thoughts on self-driving cars
- 57:05 Self-driving on a closed-system
- 59:07 GoPro is embedded
- 1:03:07 Traeger smokers are embedded
- 1:09:14 Sponsor: DeleteMe
- 1:11:09 What do you want to build next?
- 1:14:30 CrunchLabs!
- 1:17:37 What else is cool?
- 1:19:30 Embedded is going everywhere
- 1:24:49 IoT, let us 'opt out'
- 1:28:26 Embedded.fm and other places
- 1:32:34 Wrapping up
- 1:32:58 Closing thoughts and stuff
- 1:35:54 BONUS teaser :)
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This episode was published on January 15, 2025.
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