# Pedantic or Andrantic

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2018-01-03
- Length: 1h 44m
- Episode: 373
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-01-03-pedantic-or-andrantic
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/373-pedantic-or-andrantic/

## Summary

Chris Gammell, a developer advocate at Hologram and founder of Contextual Electronics, joins Elecia and Chris White of Embedded.fm to discuss hardware prototyping, learning strategies, and industry tools. The conversation covers the challenges of cellular IoT connectivity, the utility of the HackRF software-defined radio, and debugging techniques using the J-Trace Pro. They also explore pedagogical concepts like the Dreyfus model for learning programming and hardware, emphasizing the importance of iteration and mental health in engineering careers.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-01-03-pedantic-or-andrantic#t=1) Introduction and Career Updates
- [2:27](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-01-03-pedantic-or-andrantic#t=147) Cellular IoT and Hologram
- [11:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-01-03-pedantic-or-andrantic#t=694) Holiday Gifts: Synths and Debuggers
- [19:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-01-03-pedantic-or-andrantic#t=1197) HackRF and SDR Troubleshooting
- [25:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-01-03-pedantic-or-andrantic#t=1533) Learning Code and the Dreyfus Model
- [1:01:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-01-03-pedantic-or-andrantic#t=3690) Prototyping Strategies and Documentation
- [1:25:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2018-01-03-pedantic-or-andrantic#t=5141) Books, Learning, and Mental Health

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Hologram (company)
- HackRF (product)
- J-Trace Pro (tool)
- Moog (product)
- KiCad (tool)
- OshPark (company)
- Tindie (company)
- SparkFun (company)
- Adafruit (company)
- Fitbit (company)
- Particle.io (company)
- Pycom (product)
- RTL-SDR (product)
- GNU Radio (tool)
- Great Scott Gadgets (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [228: Pedantic or Andrantic](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-01-03-228-pedantic-or-andrantic) (Embedded.fm)
- [181: Work on It for Ten Years](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2016-12-30-181-work-on-it-for-ten-years) (Embedded.fm)
- [328: Debugging Like a Monkey](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2020-04-23-328-debugging-like-a-monkey) (Embedded.fm)
- [197: Smell the Transistor](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-04-26-197-smell-the-transistor) (Embedded.fm)
- [182: Sorry Little Diodes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-01-04-182-sorry-little-diodes) (Embedded.fm)

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