# 461: Am I the Cow in This Scenario?

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2023-10-05
- Length: 58m
- Episode: 461
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2023-10-05-461-am-i-the-cow-in-this-scenario
- Listen: https://embedded.fm/episodes/461

## Summary

Elecia White and Christopher White discuss the tension between completing projects and starting new ones, referencing a Classpert student's analogy of coding 'scribbles' to artistic sketching. They review Elecia's progress on the second edition of 'Making Embedded Systems' and its companion GitHub repository, while also critiquing the efficacy and fairness of live coding tests in engineering interviews.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2023-10-05-461-am-i-the-cow-in-this-scenario#t=6) Introduction and Ethics in Software
- [8:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2023-10-05-461-am-i-the-cow-in-this-scenario#t=515) Project Completion vs. Exploration
- [17:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2023-10-05-461-am-i-the-cow-in-this-scenario#t=1071) Making Embedded Systems 2nd Edition
- [28:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2023-10-05-461-am-i-the-cow-in-this-scenario#t=1714) Cookbook vs. First Principles Learning
- [41:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2023-10-05-461-am-i-the-cow-in-this-scenario#t=2494) Critique of Live Coding Interviews

## Topics

- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Classpert (company)
- Making Embedded Systems (product)
- DSPGuide.com (other)
- Arduino UNO (product)
- Fitbit (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Work on it for 10 years...](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2016-12-30-work-on-it-for-10-years) (The Amp Hour)
- [Christmas Special](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2021-12-22-christmas-special) (The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast)
- [Crossover with Elecia White and Christopher White of Embedded](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2023-01-20-crossover-with-elecia-white-and-christopher-white-of-embedded) (The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast)
- [Coder's Block](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/oxide-and-friends/2021-10-26-coders-block) (Oxide and Friends)
- [#397.7 - Impedance Matching with Jeff Keyzer and Michael Ossmann](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-06-25-397-7-impedance-matching-with-jeff-keyzer-and-michael-ossmann) (The Amp Hour)

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