# 422: It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2022-07-28
- Length: 55m
- Episode: 422
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-07-28-422-its-not-a-bug-its-a-feature
- Listen: https://embedded.fm/episodes/422

## Summary

Hosts Elecia White and Chris White discuss the 'Zone of Proximal Development' using origami as an analogy for learning to code from scratch. They review news about reanimating dead spiders for robotics and continuous ultrasound imaging, while also addressing the semiconductor inventory glut. The conversation shifts to practical tooling, specifically Elecia's disappointment that her SEGGER J-Link debugger is no longer supported, leading to a debate on future-proofing hardware purchases versus buying cheap.

## Chapters

- [0:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-07-28-422-its-not-a-bug-its-a-feature#t=7) Introduction and Zone of Proximal Development
- [1:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-07-28-422-its-not-a-bug-its-a-feature#t=65) Origami, Learning Stages, and the Blank Page Problem
- [10:55](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-07-28-422-its-not-a-bug-its-a-feature#t=655) Sponsor Read: Newark and the Mystery Part
- [14:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-07-28-422-its-not-a-bug-its-a-feature#t=884) News: Dead Spider Microclaws and Continuous Ultrasound
- [21:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-07-28-422-its-not-a-bug-its-a-feature#t=1290) Lottery Hypotheticals and Motivation
- [29:46](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-07-28-422-its-not-a-bug-its-a-feature#t=1786) Wokwi Simulator and Making Embedded Systems Class
- [40:13](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-07-28-422-its-not-a-bug-its-a-feature#t=2413) SEGGER J-Link Support Ending and Tooling Strategy
- [46:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-07-28-422-its-not-a-bug-its-a-feature#t=2791) Podcast Production, Show Notes, and Transcriptions

## Topics

- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Test & measurement](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/test-and-measurement)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Wokwi (tool)
- SEGGER (company)
- J-Link (tool)
- Saleae (tool)
- Digilent Analog Discovery (tool)
- AdaCore (company)
- Ada (other)
- Rice University (company)
- SGX Sensortech (company)
- MICS-5914 (product)
- Newark (company)
- 3M (company)
- CERN (company)
- Large Hadron Collider (product)
- Classpert (company)
- Raspberry Pi Pico (product)
- ESP32 (product)
- STM32 (product)
- Robert Lang (other)
- Ilan Garibi (other)
- Uri Shaked (other)
- Daniel Preston (other)

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