Reading it as we speak. For a noob in hardware, it's a very good read that highlights some unexpected aspects of Chinese manufacturing. Sometimes the book takes

Reading it as we speak. For a noob in hardware, it's a very good read that highlights some unexpected aspects of Chinese manufacturing. Sometimes the book takes a turn from a high-level overview and jumps into minute details, but you can always just skip those parts for now. If you don't want to buy a book, there is a video on YouTube about him which talks about many things covered in the book. It's about an hour long. Edit: here's the link to that Wired video, "Shenzhen: The Silicon Valley of Hardware (Full Documentary)" > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGJ5cZnoodY