mxgh2000:
But im sick and tired that PRO Hacker say that only TI launchpad and PICS are profesional stuff,
Isn't the expression going: "for those who only know a hammer the whole world looks like a nail?" Only with a broad mind a (wo)man can learn and keep on learning. It seems you're doing so :D. Keep up the good work.
Have fun with your projects and coaching your family.
retrolefty:
As you seem to be well aware of your own capabilities and skills and the what you can accomplish with AVR chips, you really shouldn't require any kind of validation from users of other platforms or microcontroller chips.
Even though I fully agree I do have/see some practical issues. As an engineer I know there was a time I knew nearly nothing (at birth). I also know there are plenty of domains which are still to be uncovered (so basically I still need to be born in those knowledge domains). So I know; I learned from validation from others and I will learn from validation from others (until I die).
There is however a point when there is little to be learned from others about a certain knowledge domain. At this point we should stop asking validation. It is the time people say to you "As you seem to be well aware of your own capabilities and skills and the what you can accomplish with XXX"
But .... As we are human beings we tend to do the things that were successful in the past to be successful in the present. (according to books 3 times is enough) So we ask validation from others even though there is little they can validate.
Maybe the most frustrating thing is that the "fountain of knowledge" has dried out. It is lonely at the top ...
Best regards
Jantje