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What are some signs that you have become a better Embedded Systems Engineer?

Inspired by a similar question on quora about software engineering, I thought it could be interesting to read some insights from this community of embedded systems...
A few months ago, this community tackled the first FPGA FAQ titled When (and why) is it a good idea to use an FPGA in your embedded system design?. Your contributions...
Sensors & Embedded Systems - The Basics

Sensing technologies play an important role in many (most?) embedded systems. The topic is very broad though and I expect many more #FAQ threads about #Sensors...
RTOS Debugging - Tips, Tricks and Tools

A few months ago, the topic of debugging embedded systems was addressed: Debugging Embedded Systems - Favorite Tools, Strategies, Best Practices...
This week,...
To use or not to use an #RTOS in an embedded system can sometimes be an easy decision but sometimes a tricky one.
When we are done here and with your help,...
Embedded Systems Memory - Volatile vs Non-Volatile, DRAM vs SRAM, ROM vs PROM vs EPROM vs EEPROM vs Flash, etc

This new #FAQ is meant to help readers demystify different types of memory used within Embedded Systems and maybe gain a decent understanding of when and why to...
A few weeks ago,I asked for new #FAQ topic suggestions. @Keeds' suggested a discussion on compilers and his entry received many thumbs ups so let's do it!In @Keeds...
Standards and the Small Business Embedded Developer

A couple of weeks ago I asked for topics suggestions (#FAQ) and Bob11 received the most thumbs-ups for his excellent suggestion:Small businesses make up 99% of...
Free and Open Source Software for Embedded Systems

Please use this thread to share with the community your favorite Free and #OpenSource Software for Embedded Systems developers. Hardware Modeling, Compiler Tool...
Firmware vs Software vs Hardware vs Device Driver, what are the differences?

Once we are done here, the goal is for this thread to become a great place to learn about the differences between Firmware, Software, Hardware and Device Driver. ...
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