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If you need more accurate analog measurements it is better to use an external ADC (with i.e. SPI interface). This will cost quite a bit more but will save the hassle of calibrating each individual device. Mostly comes down to how much dev time you want to invest in it vs. hardware cost vs. TTM.

I really like the short story Typical. It is one of my favorite short stories.

According to crunchbase that was only three months ago? How many people were hired in that time frame?

Totally agree. I would also like to add that, as a non-native, pretty fluent Mandarin speaker, it is pretty hard to chitchat with Chinese colleagues, especially when it is a big group and they come from different parts of China.

> If it seems daunting remember that it’s something even the dumbest two year olds are able to figure out how to do, so you could probably figure it out

Language acquisition skills are normally way better in early childhood.

Stange advice indeed. It will take years to become a doctor and you will be over 40 and starting with no experience.

> I'll never catch up to people that started in their early 20s, but I hope I can figure out how to climb the ladde as quickly as possible.

I was in a similar position a couple years ago. You don't need to catch up. Just pick a certain direction, i.e. frontend, backend, embedded, devops and stick to it. Once you got a certain years in the industry, it is easy to find better paying jobs and it is way easier to get hired.

Do you think there is any practical use to it instead of running just an embedded OS? Driver support maybe?

Most things that you state are not culture related. If communication is really troublesome, I understand that you would leave such a place. Better tooling and programming guidelines are things you can introduce. Especially if it is a small team. That's maybe why they hired you in the first place.

Do you have any tips on how to improve in the embedded domain? I've got some professional experience, mostly doing embedded application (MMU-less) development. I'm looking into linux driver development, but it feels a bit above my skill level.

Is HID PID fully implemented on Windows / Linux (i.e. does it load a generic driver like USB ACM or USB HID mouse / keyboard). I remember that I looked into this, but couldn't find any recent devices that use this.

Agreed. Don't be 100% money focused in your 20s and 30s.