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Have you considered embedded software? What you describe and long for (including all the constraints) seems to match the needs and challenges of embedded develo

Have you considered embedded software? What you describe and long for (including all the constraints) seems to match the needs and challenges of embedded development. Example of places would include TI, Intel, Atmel, etc., and also hardware makers that use their chips.

graeham 11y ago
I immediately though of this as well. Its becoming increasingly in demand in IoT-related things (particularly in industrial applications, certainly automotive and medical).
georgemcbay 11y ago
This is good advice. As a somewhat older (42) programmer whose early career was similar to what OP is describing I've been focusing on embedded systems and most recently Android development -- granted, Java isn't C and there are quite a few things I dislike about the language (and moreso the AbstractFactoryOfFactoriesClass culture it tends to have) but it is (practically speaking) MUCH closer to the sort of desktop app development that we used to do than either of back or front end web development (which I also don't really enjoy).
- dceddia 11y ago
  Ahh, good old AbstractAnnotationConfigDispatcherServletInitializer. http://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/docs/3.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT/api/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/AbstractAnnotationConfigDispatcherServletInitializer.html http://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/docs/3.2.0.BUILD-SNAP...
aprdm 11y ago
I was an embedded system engineer (degree in computer engineer) I've designed RTL with FPGA, worked with embedded linux, device drivers, bare metal c and etc. the problem with embedded is that : 1. There are almost no jobs when compared to other kinds of software development. All the embedded jobs have been outsourced for so long and I don't see this trend reversing 2. The pay is really low for what you're expected to do. Really, really low. I've made this thread before the transition: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8158023 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8158023

graeham 11y ago

I immediately though of this as well. Its becoming increasingly in demand in IoT-related things (particularly in industrial applications, certainly automotive and medical).

georgemcbay 11y ago

This is good advice. As a somewhat older (42) programmer whose early career was similar to what OP is describing I've been focusing on embedded systems and most recently Android development -- granted, Java isn't C and there are quite a few things I dislike about the language (and moreso the AbstractFactoryOfFactoriesClass culture it tends to have) but it is (practically speaking) MUCH closer to the sort of desktop app development that we used to do than either of back or front end web development (which I also don't really enjoy).

dceddia 11y ago
Ahh, good old AbstractAnnotationConfigDispatcherServletInitializer. http://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/docs/3.2.0.BUILD-SNAPSHOT/api/org/springframework/web/servlet/support/AbstractAnnotationConfigDispatcherServletInitializer.html http://docs.spring.io/spring-framework/docs/3.2.0.BUILD-SNAP...

aprdm 11y ago

I was an embedded system engineer (degree in computer engineer) I've designed RTL with FPGA, worked with embedded linux, device drivers, bare metal c and etc. the problem with embedded is that : 1. There are almost no jobs when compared to other kinds of software development. All the embedded jobs have been outsourced for so long and I don't see this trend reversing 2. The pay is really low for what you're expected to do. Really, really low. I've made this thread before the transition: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8158023 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8158023