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The Art of Electronics - Horowitz and Hill I'm a software guy, with a bunch of firmware experience, but I sometimes do data-center wrangling when I'm not sling
by kabdib 12y ago
The Art of Electronics - Horowitz and Hill
I'm a software guy, with a bunch of firmware experience, but I sometimes do data-center wrangling when I'm not slinging C++ and PHP around. It's really good to have a grounding in electronics and how things work under the hood, so you can have an appreciation for how (say) twisted pairs work, or how really fast serial cables work. Just knowing what's involved in pushing a signal from point A to point B in a rack or on a long-haul wire will help you make better decisions about what to buy, or decide to rip out.
AoE is a great practical introduction to how a lot of modern electronics stuff works. It has me tinkering with transistors and diodes again, and I may have to tell the wife I want an oscilloscope for Christmas . . .
- majke 12y agoPretty pricey on amazon. How to get it?
- hackerboos 12y agoIt was published a long time ago. Second hand copies are not too hard to find although a third edition is apparently in the works.
- checker659 12y agoI wonder how much it applies to digital electronics though.
- kabdib 12y agoThere's a bunch of stuff (maybe half the book) about digital electronics. It's frozen in time in the late 80s, but that's sufficient for me right now. I think there's a third edition coming out soon, which should help bring its digital stuff up to date.
- drtse4 12y ago> I think there's a third edition coming out soon, which should help bring its digital stuff up to date. I'm waiting too, there are still a few months to go: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/the-art-of-electronics-3rd-edition-finished-writing-and-copy-editing/15/ http://www.eevblog.com/forum/chat/the-art-of-electronics-3rd...