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More than that, too. I bet you could guess my age within 2 years with solely a list of technology I've used. I don't think it would even have to be sorted by da

by tarxvf 3y ago

More than that, too. I bet you could guess my age within 2 years with solely a list of technology I've used. I don't think it would even have to be sorted by date.

coldtea 3y ago
>I bet you could guess my age within 2 years with solely a list of technology I've used You could always not list "Expert on Symbolics machines, Smalltalk, Algol 68" and keep the newer/evergreen stuff.
bryanlarsen 3y ago
Yah, when your answer for "most interesting project" involves an MCU with 63 bytes of RAM...
- krasin 3y ago
  That could be very well today. Here is an example of an MCU with 48 bytes of SRAM that is relevant in 2024 because it costs less than 2 cents: https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/span-style-background-color-ff0-Microcontroller-span-Units-MCUs-MPUs-SOCs_Nyquest-Tech-NY8A051H_C5143390.html https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/span-style-background-co...
  - makerdiety 3y ago
    Could I use a $0.02 microcontroller unit that has 48 bytes of RAM to function as the computer for a homemade networked camera package? Like, attaching the MCU to a one dollar WiFi module to begin building an amateur information technology system with a Raspberry Pi single board computer performing as the mainframe server?
    - toast0 3y ago
      The $1 WiFi module probably has a better microcontroller built in... And thus the popularity of the ESP8266...
      - makerdiety 3y ago
        I just learned about the ESP8266 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP8266 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP8266). Thanks. So, there's already entire systems on chips? Like the Raspberry Pis and ESP32s? Are they robust and general purpose though? Can they be integrated into any little home project? Or would you have to design and make your own microchips for your own cases?
        toast0 3y ago
        If you're familiar with the ESP32, the ESP8266 is similar, but less capable and less expensive. As far as I know, the ESP8266 was designed and sold as a wifi add-on chip for a separate microcontroller, but then an SDK came out and some applications don't actually need a separate microcontroller. Depends on your project if it will work, but I use them around the house to report on temperature and humidity, and I've got one setup on an arcade video converter that I was hoping I could get better output from (but it didn't really work).
JKCalhoun 3y ago
Go ahead, leave "Hypercard" on your resume. Wear it as a badge of honor.

by tarxvf 3y ago

More than that, too. I bet you could guess my age within 2 years with solely a list of technology I've used. I don't think it would even have to be sorted by date.

coldtea 3y ago

>I bet you could guess my age within 2 years with solely a list of technology I've used You could always not list "Expert on Symbolics machines, Smalltalk, Algol 68" and keep the newer/evergreen stuff.

bryanlarsen 3y ago

Yah, when your answer for "most interesting project" involves an MCU with 63 bytes of RAM...

krasin 3y ago
That could be very well today. Here is an example of an MCU with 48 bytes of SRAM that is relevant in 2024 because it costs less than 2 cents: https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/span-style-background-color-ff0-Microcontroller-span-Units-MCUs-MPUs-SOCs_Nyquest-Tech-NY8A051H_C5143390.html https://www.lcsc.com/product-detail/span-style-background-co...
- makerdiety 3y ago
  Could I use a $0.02 microcontroller unit that has 48 bytes of RAM to function as the computer for a homemade networked camera package? Like, attaching the MCU to a one dollar WiFi module to begin building an amateur information technology system with a Raspberry Pi single board computer performing as the mainframe server?
  - toast0 3y ago
    The $1 WiFi module probably has a better microcontroller built in... And thus the popularity of the ESP8266...
    - makerdiety 3y ago
      I just learned about the ESP8266 (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP8266 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ESP8266). Thanks. So, there's already entire systems on chips? Like the Raspberry Pis and ESP32s? Are they robust and general purpose though? Can they be integrated into any little home project? Or would you have to design and make your own microchips for your own cases?
      - toast0 3y ago
        If you're familiar with the ESP32, the ESP8266 is similar, but less capable and less expensive. As far as I know, the ESP8266 was designed and sold as a wifi add-on chip for a separate microcontroller, but then an SDK came out and some applications don't actually need a separate microcontroller. Depends on your project if it will work, but I use them around the house to report on temperature and humidity, and I've got one setup on an arcade video converter that I was hoping I could get better output from (but it didn't really work).

JKCalhoun 3y ago

Go ahead, leave "Hypercard" on your resume. Wear it as a badge of honor.