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This is a 100x developer. I am in awe.
by pizzafeelsright 3y ago
This is a 100x developer. I am in awe.
- ilyt 3y agoJust passionate and talented hobbyist. It's not exactly [1] new invention, it's not being done because building proper engine is not all that more expensive, especially when you take into count suboptimal PCB coil design. Still need a bunch of custom elements too. Kinda like coilguns, a fun hobby to fuck around and optimize but overall there is a reason it's not really commercially done all that much. But helluva edition to resume if he ever decides to work in industry! - [1] https://pcbstator.com/ https://pcbstator.com/
- greggsy 3y agoBeing a developer hacker and a hobbyist are now mutually exclusive. Many people consider their work a hobby.
- rowanG077 3y agoYou do realise this guy is a fulltime youtuber? He isn't a hobbyist. He is a professional.
- mhb 3y agoWhen Ken Burns makes a home video of him tossing a ball with his son, no one gets confused about whether he's a professional ballplayer.
- rowanG077 3y agoBecause Ken Burns didn't make his living by making videos of him tossing a ball with his son. This guy is making a living by documenting his engineering via video. He is not a hobbyist, He is an engineer who makes money because people find his engineering projects interesting.
- mhb 3y agoI have no idea if he's a professional engineer. You suggested that being a full-time Youtuber makes him a professional engineer.
- rowanG077 3y agoI didn't say professional engineer, I said professional. Not that distinguishment matters. Him showing his engineering projects on Youtube and getting himself paid like that means he is a professional. The main difference between a hobbyist and a professional is simply whether you get paid for doing it.
- mhb 3y agoNo. He's not getting paid for doing IT if it is electrical engineering. He's getting paid for making videos of him doing IT.
- rowanG077 3y agoI don't see how that is relevant, in fact it's not any different then any electrical engineering working in a company. No company is paying for engineering. Companies are paying for a product/service/feature. Engineering is just a means to an end. Exactly how it is for Youtube in this case. The engineering in the video entertains thousands making Youtube money.
- mhb 3y agoExactly - he is entertaining and maybe educating. So, fine - he's a professional entertainer or educator. If he were being evaluated and paid based on the quality of his electrical engineering output, then he would be a professional electrical engineer.
- rowanG077 3y agoHe is being evaluated and paid based on the quality of his electrical engineering output. If it's not good it's not entertaining for his particular niche. But that is beside the point. Whether he is paid for "quality of his electrical engineering output" doesn't matter. He is paid for doing engineering, which means he is a professional.
- mardifoufs 3y agoIs he ? You are right that he isn't a hobbyist since I'm pretty sure he has formal training, but I thought he actually worked in an engineering related position. Did he make the transition to full time YouTube?