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As an embedded developer, should I spend time on this course? What are my gains if I do so?

by yyyuuu 10y ago

anocendi 10y ago
As a fellow embedded developer who has read most of the materials, I will tell you this: The operating systems class you took should have covered the core concepts in the papers. In my opinion, most of the papers talk about how those core concepts came to be in the golden age of Operating Systems Research when it was booming in the same way AI/Machine Learning/Big Data is booming post 2000s. Read it at your leisure if you are interested in the backstory. That said, the class is of teaching critical reading, critical thinking, presentation, proper discussion and critiquing of academic papers: just that the topic happens to be Operating Systems.
LionessLover 10y ago
If you are interested in RTOS (real-time OS) courses I recommend checking edX for the expected September 2016 arrival date of a followup to this course: edX course page: https://www.edx.org/course/embedded-systems-shape-world-utaustinx-ut-6-03x https://www.edx.org/course/embedded-systems-shape-world-utau... More information: http://edx-org-utaustinx.s3.amazonaws.com/UT601x/index.html http://edx-org-utaustinx.s3.amazonaws.com/UT601x/index.html The excellent quality of the above course - which includes programming actual hardware (you have to invest about $50 for components) - raises the expectations for that upcoming course. . EDIT The page is already up for the new course "Real-Time Bluetooth Networks - Shape the World": https://www.edx.org/course/real-time-bluetooth-networks-shape-world-utaustinx-ut-rtbn-12-01x https://www.edx.org/course/real-time-bluetooth-networks-shap... > In this lab-based computer science course, explore the complexities of embedded systems and learn how to develop your own real-time operating system (RTOS) by building a personal fitness device with Bluetooth connectivity (BLE). - Enhance your embedded system skills - Write your own real-time operating system - Design, develop and debug C code - Implement a personal fitness device - Communicate using Bluetooth More info: http://edx-org-utaustinx.s3.amazonaws.com/UT601x/RTOS.html http://edx-org-utaustinx.s3.amazonaws.com/UT601x/RTOS.html

As an embedded developer, should I spend time on this course? What are my gains if I do so?

by yyyuuu 10y ago

As an embedded developer, should I spend time on this course? What are my gains if I do so?

As a fellow embedded developer who has read most of the materials, I will tell you this: The operating systems class you took should have covered the core concepts in the papers. In my opinion, most of the papers talk about how those core concepts came to be in the golden age of Operating Systems Research when it was booming in the same way AI/Machine Learning/Big Data is booming post 2000s. Read it at your leisure if you are interested in the backstory. That said, the class is of teaching critical reading, critical thinking, presentation, proper discussion and critiquing of academic papers: just that the topic happens to be Operating Systems.

LionessLover 10y ago

If you are interested in RTOS (real-time OS) courses I recommend checking edX for the expected September 2016 arrival date of a followup to this course: edX course page: https://www.edx.org/course/embedded-systems-shape-world-utaustinx-ut-6-03x https://www.edx.org/course/embedded-systems-shape-world-utau... More information: http://edx-org-utaustinx.s3.amazonaws.com/UT601x/index.html http://edx-org-utaustinx.s3.amazonaws.com/UT601x/index.html The excellent quality of the above course - which includes programming actual hardware (you have to invest about $50 for components) - raises the expectations for that upcoming course. . EDIT The page is already up for the new course "Real-Time Bluetooth Networks - Shape the World": https://www.edx.org/course/real-time-bluetooth-networks-shape-world-utaustinx-ut-rtbn-12-01x https://www.edx.org/course/real-time-bluetooth-networks-shap... > In this lab-based computer science course, explore the complexities of embedded systems and learn how to develop your own real-time operating system (RTOS) by building a personal fitness device with Bluetooth connectivity (BLE). - Enhance your embedded system skills - Write your own real-time operating system - Design, develop and debug C code - Implement a personal fitness device - Communicate using Bluetooth More info: http://edx-org-utaustinx.s3.amazonaws.com/UT601x/RTOS.html http://edx-org-utaustinx.s3.amazonaws.com/UT601x/RTOS.html