Yeah, it's a lot more like PCB design, just more extreme in cost and time (especially when looking at debugging and rework). I don't think it's particularly mor

Yeah, it's a lot more like PCB design, just more extreme in cost and time (especially when looking at debugging and rework). I don't think it's particularly more intrinsically difficult for digital circuits, but it's a lot different from the rapid iteration cycles you have from software (which is the main point). Because of the timescales even for hobbyist stuff you want to invest a lot more in verification of your design before you actually build it. Also the amount of resources available for it is dire, even for FPGAs a hobbyist has a much harder time finding useful information compared to software.