What is you opinion about segmentation of EEVblog forum? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: rozeh
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2013, 04:21:49 pm
content: Hello guysI think in some case the EEVblog forum has some shortages. for example why doesn't it has a part for programming and coding?(for MCUs, FPGAs, RTOSs and etc)

author: Jon86
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2013, 04:22:36 pm
content: It does.

author: rozeh
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2013, 04:25:26 pm
content: Quote from: Jon86 on December 15, 2013, 04:22:36 pmWhere? your mean "Microcontrollers & FPGA's"?

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2013, 04:26:40 pm
content: No, that actually goes under "The AmpHour Radio Show".

author: Jon86
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2013, 04:32:28 pm
content: Quote from: c4757p on December 15, 2013, 04:26:40 pmAnd there's me thinking it was under contests

author: rozeh
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2013, 04:35:19 pm
content: I think we need to a separate part for coding and programming.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2013, 04:37:11 pm
content: That's the MCU & FPGA section! What else do you think is supposed to go in there, silicon die design of microcontrollers? That's a bit out of scope for this forum...And if you want a section ongeneralcoding and programming, you might as well have one on cooking!

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2013, 04:37:22 pm
content: Writing code is for code monkeys. Here we be doing hardware boy, so kindly buzz off and go pound a keyboard. Real men use solderin iron's.

author: rozeh
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2013, 04:42:01 pm
content: But, today, the coding and programming is a part of embedded world.

author: Jon86
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2013, 04:44:04 pm
content: That's why we already have a forum for it.

author: rozeh
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2013, 04:53:01 pm
content: Quote from: Jon86 on December 15, 2013, 04:44:04 pmOk, Agree.

author: Six_Shooter
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: December 15, 2013, 06:06:41 pm
content: I can see the confusion. This past semester i hada course named "microprocessors". It should have been named "introduction to assembly programming". While we did learn alittlebit about the MCU we were working with, it was really just enough to get the assemby code programs we were assigned to work.So maybe a title change to the forum that is more indicitive of programming might help alleviate the confusion.

author: apelly
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: December 15, 2013, 06:26:08 pm
content: Quote from: free_electron on December 15, 2013, 04:37:22 pm

author: Galenbo
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2013, 10:16:30 am
content: Quote from: free_electron on December 15, 2013, 04:37:22 pmIs a soldering iron with digital display, µP temperature-regulated and auto power saving allowed?

author: Fsck
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2013, 10:19:10 am
content: Quote from: Galenbo on December 16, 2013, 10:16:30 am

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2013, 01:32:28 pm
content: Without trash collectorsWith trash collectorsI still don't want to be one.And the non-wanky Weller looks damn good IMHO, if you take out the crusty sponge (which becomes no less necessary with the wanky one).

author: echen1024
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2013, 03:15:42 pm
content: StackOverflow is for programming. And the type of soldering irons real men use is a little metal stick heated by a blow torch.

author: Jon86
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2013, 05:37:58 pm
content: Soldering station with USB Port? Huh?

author: TacticalCode
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2013, 06:24:44 pm
content: Codemonkey-Bashing aside (BTW: Without coding people hardware is just a useless brick)...I think the EEVblog Forum could be a little more differenciated with the categories.I'd like to see something like:1. General1.1 EEVblog Videos1.2 Discussion1.3 Site News2. EE2.1 Equipment2.2 Microcontrollers2.2.1 Software2.3 FPGA / CPLD2.3.1 Software2.4 PCB Design/Layout2.4.1 Software[...]3. Products3.1 Product Reviews3.1.1 Teardown, Repair, Analysis3.2 Consumer-Grade Products (TV, PC...)3.3 Showcase (for own projects)[...]ofc in no particular order, list is not complete and may contain serve mistakes. But I think you'll get it.Lastly, WTF guys, everybody knows real men use a reflow oven.

author: Jon86
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 16, 2013, 10:25:35 pm
content: I understand where you're coming from with wanting a code section, but the EEVBlog is for electronics. I wouldn't say that it needs a specific section for something that isn't hardware.If you've got coding questions, go to the microcontroller/FPGA section. If you need anything more specific then go to a forum that's there for that specific purpose.

author: Maxlor
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2013, 02:33:15 am
content: I want separate sections, one for coding and one for programming. Totally different thing.

author: SLJ
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2013, 04:22:58 am
content: Quote from: Jon86 on December 16, 2013, 05:37:58 pmSet up the temp and parameters on your workstation and dump them to each soldering station on a production line in seconds with a thumb drive.

author: AlfBaz
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2013, 04:44:35 am
content: Quote from: SLJ on December 17, 2013, 04:22:58 amIt also appears to have an Ethernet port... I assume that if the rate of temperature fluctuations does not reach a daily threshold you will be called into the office

author: Bored@Work
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2013, 06:52:15 am
content: Quote from: wilfred on December 17, 2013, 05:18:52 amMy opinion is these people should get their Internet access revoked and send to retraining the old fashioned way

author: Stonent
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2013, 10:12:33 am
content: Quote from: Bored@Work on December 17, 2013, 06:52:15 amMaybe a forum section where those posts go until the author fixes them."I can't get my LED to light, please help meeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

author: Psi
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2013, 10:47:43 am
content: If you move their threads to another section they will probably recreate them

author: liquibyte
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: December 17, 2013, 02:44:57 pm
content: Thisis what happens when you want to do this sort of thing. CNCZone is a quagmire of obfustication and redundant categories. If you start a section on programming, you will eventually have people that want sub-categories for their favorite flavor of language. Let's not stop there. Why not have a sub-section for every conceivable microprocessor? Seems to work for CNCZone right?How I do it is "Show unread posts since last visit." and search. This place is fairly small and manageable, CNCZone is not.