{"id":107,"date":"2014-11-08T23:58:37","date_gmt":"2014-11-08T21:58:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tsoukias.eu\/wordpress\/?p=107"},"modified":"2019-05-26T18:57:16","modified_gmt":"2019-05-26T16:57:16","slug":"good-content-on-a-bad-print","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tsoukias.eu\/wordpress\/2014\/11\/good-content-on-a-bad-print\/","title":{"rendered":"Good content on a bad print"},"content":{"rendered":"

You have probably heard of the term “embedded systems<\/a>“.<\/p>\n

There are a few hardware and software platforms that allow users to develop and test embedded applications and ideas.<\/p>\n

Take your pick: Arduino<\/a>, Beaglebone<\/a>, Raspberry Pi<\/a>, Launchpads<\/a>, etc…<\/p>\n

I own a few of them, plus some less general-purpose ones.<\/p>\n

One of my favorites is mbed<\/a>. It is quite easy and powerful. There are a few hardware solutions that are supported by the platform, made by big names in the chipmaking industry. All of them use microcontrollers with an ARM<\/a> heart. That is because ARM is the founder and the power behind mbed platform.<\/p>\n

I occasionally buy books to help me study and better understand the platform I am working with. I make extensive use of online documents, examples and how-tos when I work on the PC, but I also want something printed for the times I am not in front of a screen. Also I find material in a book more easy to sink in, maybe because of my age – I have been much better acquainted to books than computer monitors. I try hard to make it even… \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

On this occasion, I bought this book<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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It is an excellent start for everyone interested in the mbed platform, not much experience required.<\/p>\n

I own some Newnes books already (more than 10 with a quick look) and I find them overall good. This one though I regret buying it. It’s a very good book, don’t get me wrong – lot of people love it, but this one shortcoming spoils it for me: I can not read the code<\/strong>. It is actually made in color as you can see when you use the “look inside” feature on amazon:<\/p>\n

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But my copy is black n’ white, so it looks like this (same page):<\/p>\n

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(click to view and then download for full resolution)<\/p>\n

It is not only that the print is so poor for the code block, the sheet is so thin that you can see what is printed on the other side!<\/p>\n

Ok, of course there is a companion website<\/a> where you can see the code of the book and additional resources, but if I have access to the website, I also have less need for the book…<\/p>\n

Anyway, I don’t give up on this one yet, the content is worth it, I think. The authors know their stuff, and have tried to make it accessible for us all.<\/p>\n

Use mbed, have fun and built something awesome!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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