# 426: Equivalently Annoying

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2022-09-09
- Length: 1h 05m
- Episode: 426
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-09-09-426-equivalently-annoying
- Listen: https://embedded.fm/episodes/426

## Summary

Hosts Elecia White and Chris White discuss their recent vacation, burnout, and the challenges of onboarding junior engineers. They provide a detailed technical breakdown of Cypress PSoC chips, explaining their programmable logic architecture and the significant tooling and source control pain points involved. The episode concludes with a list of specific VSCode extensions for productivity and advice on debugging performance issues with Docker and Linux drivers.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-09-09-426-equivalently-annoying#t=6) Introduction and Vacation Reflections
- [5:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-09-09-426-equivalently-annoying#t=301) Burnout, Values, and Work Habits
- [11:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-09-09-426-equivalently-annoying#t=693) Astrophotography and Gear
- [15:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-09-09-426-equivalently-annoying#t=942) VSCode Extensions for Embedded Developers
- [26:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-09-09-426-equivalently-annoying#t=1581) Cypress PSoC Architecture and Tooling Pain
- [38:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-09-09-426-equivalently-annoying#t=2282) Advice for Junior Engineers on Legacy Code
- [58:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-09-09-426-equivalently-annoying#t=3490) Docker, Linux Drivers, and Performance Debugging

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Founder wellbeing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/founder-wellbeing)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists, early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- PSoC (chip)
- Cypress (company)
- STM32 (chip)
- VSCode (tool)
- ModusToolbox (tool)
- PSoC Creator (tool)
- Docker (tool)
- TensorFlow (tool)
- GitLens (tool)
- AutoScroll (tool)
- Doxygen (tool)
- Cortex-Debug (tool)
- Orion EQ-2 (other)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Creating Next-Gen Microcontroller Developer Tools and Equipping the People Who Use Them](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2025-04-22-creating-next-gen-microcontroller-developer-tools-and-equipping-the-people-who-u) (Moore's Lobby)
- [Feed the Mouse](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-07-26-feed-the-mouse) (The Amp Hour)
- [Simulating doors falling off](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-04-04-simulating-doors-falling-off) (The Amp Hour)
- [Living Through Chipageddon](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2021-02-16-living-through-chipageddon) (The Amp Hour)
- [The Spark Gap - Episode 32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-spark-gap/2015-05-06-the-spark-gap-episode-32) (The Spark Gap)

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