Hello and welcome! I’m so glad you stopped by and in this first post, I’d like to introduce you to my blog, embeddingchris.com.

… a truly monstrous journey

You have to be that crazy first, but I set myself the goal of becoming an embedded systems developer. I run the blog true to Socrates’ motto: “I know that I know nothing.” In it, I regularly report on my efforts to reach my goal, as well as my experiences along the way. There will not only be blog entries with a technical focus, but also the often mentioned soft skills or management skills will be addressed. Because nowadays the requirements and profile of a professional developer are more versatile than ever before.

I am aware that this is a very extensive subject area and certainly not an easy one. But I’m facing this challenge, perhaps with too much optimism, and that’s why I’d like to have you by my side as my companion on this journey. After all, I need someone who listens to my babble, corrects my nonsense, celebrates despair with me in difficult moments, and has fun with technology together. Besides, the most exciting insights and the greatest knowledge are of little use if you can’t share them with anyone.

“A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step.” - Lao-Tse

This marks the start of my journey and I would like to share with you my motivation to become an Embedded System Developer. Embedded systems accompany us every day and are an integral part of our modern world. We rarely notice them and they are invisible helpers that hide behind inconspicuous surfaces or creative design ideas.

What does an embedded systems developer need to bring to the table?

Embedded systems are cross-sectional technologies and require interdisciplinary knowledge from the developer in order to be able to fulfill the demanding tasks across many sub-disciplines. He needs know-how in the areas of hardware development, software engineering and knowledge in programming data structures as well as algorithms. In addition, a little understanding of electrical engineering, design and simulation, sensor and actuator technology, measurement and control technology, physics and mathematics does him no harm.

All this knowledge helps the embedded systems developer to design micro-electronic and micro-mechanical components, to work on software-based components, to integrate software systems into the hardware and to optimize the systems in terms of speed, cost and energy efficiency with the greatest possible safety and reliability.

It is exactly this variety of tasks, the broadly diversified spectrum of knowledge and the solution of complex problems to simplify our everyday life that excite me the most and spark the desire in me to become an embedded systems developer as well.

I hope I can present the blog to you well with this short overview. After all, first impressions are very important. Of course, the best criticism and the biggest compliment is if you continue to follow my blog and want to read more from me.

If I’ve piqued your interest, here’s a little preview of what to expect next time: I’d like to take a closer look with you at what embedded systems actually are. I am very curious about your ideas!

I’m looking forward to having you accompany me on my journey.