Wow, massive Gell-Manning effect going on in these comments. I've taken one of Jacob Beningo's courses after working for a long time in embedded and I know exa

Wow, massive Gell-Manning effect going on in these comments. I've taken one of Jacob Beningo's courses after working for a long time in embedded and I know exactly where he's coming from. Granted the title is a bit clickbait. The fact that he's "selling something" doesn't mean he's shill. It actually underlines his authority on the matter. In this short article he only had a short space to address the state of embedded engineering. But of the key trends, IoS is only one of them. The other important one is the abundance of CPU cycles. It's hardly required to be close to the metal these days. In some cases, yes, but things are hardly bound like they were 10-20 years ago. Also, perihperals are standardizing. This means the skills are more abundant. Plus, education is widespread, so many things that were mysterious aren't anymore. Next, product cycles are shorter, so shortcomings in products can be fixed in the next rev when better HW is available. Also, SW engineering practices are getting inherited from the rest of SW eng industry, so quality and predictability are increasing. Also traditional CS people can be very effective in embedded areas. However, there will always be about 10% of the market that is difficult enough or requires enough expertise that only highly experienced people can achieve. These embedded engs can't be replaced any time soon.