I think there's a good answer to the OP's question (assuming the OP means a community for professional hardware engineers or people interested in that level of

I think there's a good answer to the OP's question (assuming the OP means a community for professional hardware engineers or people interested in that level of sophistication.) > hardware developers have way more at stake than their software counterparts This is related, but software is fungible so more of the customization happens there. How many iPhone designs are there vs apps in the app store? I'm a software engineer with interest in hardware, but I'm interested in something more than news about interesting new hardware tech. HN has more for software engineers. As someone not in the field, where do I find discussion about best practices in the industry for testing and verifying digital hardware designs? I have some project ideas about using an FPGA as a PCIe device. That seems daunting. There are a few examples out there, but they hardly teach understanding. Suitable hardware can be hand for a few thousand, well in the range of a hobbyist. Where can I go find people doing this kind of work?