High desity PCBs are a challenge. Most of the time as hobbyists or for engineering prototyping that density is not necessary. Giving yourself 10% or 15% extra

High desity PCBs are a challenge. Most of the time as hobbyists or for engineering prototyping that density is not necessary. Giving yourself 10% or 15% extra space is hugely beneficial to your sanity. Production boards are a different story, but that isn’t likely to be the first iteration. Article: > The details in a PCB layout seem endless, you have to check everything thrice. Even after doing so you just have to accept that there will be some small error. Hopefully something you can live with. At the robot club I give these encouraging words to people trying PCB design for the first time: “PCB design is like golf. Low scores are better, but holes-in-one are rare.” A couple of wires tack-soldered on can salvage most boards.