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I was imagining this would be an overview of the circuit closing upon the key press and the chips that translate it to the signal that traverses to the the USB
by kristopolous 4y ago
I was imagining this would be an overview of the circuit closing upon the key press and the chips that translate it to the signal that traverses to the the USB connector and goes through a controller chip etc... From the mechanical closing of the circuit to the illumination at the display.
Maybe I should give that a go in some classic Tracy Kidder style. I certainly can't fill in all those steps. I'd have to do some learning myself
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- branchcontrol 4y agoA slightly different exploration: https://youtu.be/XUdxXON27xA https://youtu.be/XUdxXON27xA
- joezydeco 4y agoIt's actually a useful interview question in some positions, like embedded.
- kristopolous 4y agoI've gotten it before and I had no idea <how> to answer. This is characteristic of one of the common interview traps I fall in. I don't know who my audience is or what kind of answer they're looking for. I can answer the software world version of that all day along with internationalization and the history. But hardware? No not really