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2026

Reinforcement Learning Part 16: Generalized Advantage Estimationoriginal ↗
22 Sept 2026
Reinforcement Learning Part 15: The Surrogate Objective Functionoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2026
Reinforcement Learning Part 14: Baselines, the Advantage Function, and Actor-Criticoriginal ↗
19 Aug 2026
Reinforcement Learning Part 13: Policy Gradient Causality Trick and REINFORCEoriginal ↗
11 Aug 2026
Reinforcement Learning Part 12: The Policy Gradientoriginal ↗
24 Jul 2026
Reinforcement Learning Part 11: Deep Q-Networks (DQN)original ↗
14 Jul 2026
Reinforcement Learning Part 10: Q-Learningoriginal ↗
8 Jul 2026
Reinforcement Learning Part 9: TD(λ) and Eligibility Tracesoriginal ↗
2 Jul 2026
Reinforcement Learning Part 8: Temporal-Difference (TD) Learningoriginal ↗
23 Jun 2026
Reinforcement Learning Part 7: Monte Carlo Methodsoriginal ↗
16 Jun 2026
Reinforcement Learning Part 6: Dynamic Programmingoriginal ↗
9 Jun 2026
Reinforcement Learning Part 5: The Bellman Optimality Equationsoriginal ↗
4 Jun 2026
Reinforcement Learning Part 4: Expected Return, Value Functions, and Bellman Equationsoriginal ↗
26 May 2026
Reinforcement Learning Part 3: Policies, Markov Decision Processes (MDPs), and Trajectoriesoriginal ↗
19 May 2026
Reinforcement Learning Part 2: Rewards, Returns, and the Discount Factororiginal ↗
12 May 2026
What is Reinforcement Learning?original ↗
5 May 2026
When to Use ROS 2 (and When to Skip It): A Guide for Makers and Engineersoriginal ↗
28 Apr 2026
How to Get an Embedded Job When AI Is Taking Junior Programming Workoriginal ↗
21 Apr 2026
What Alpha School Gets Right (and Wrong) About AI in Educationoriginal ↗
14 Apr 2026
Tips for Using AI to Write Embedded Firmwareoriginal ↗
7 Apr 2026
AI in Engineering Education: Lessons from ECEDHA 2026original ↗
31 Mar 2026
AI in the Classroom (And What You Can Do About It)original ↗
24 Mar 2026
An Idea I’m Exploring: Reinforcement Learning for a Balance Robotoriginal ↗
17 Mar 2026
What is Physical AI?original ↗
10 Mar 2026
Before I Speak to ECE Department Heads About Edge AI, I Want Your Inputoriginal ↗
3 Mar 2026
Is Embedded Rust Ready for Primetime?original ↗
24 Feb 2026
The Hidden Costs of Using Zephyr (and How to Mitigate Them)original ↗
17 Feb 2026
The Difference Between a Hobbyist and a Hirable Embedded Systems Engineeroriginal ↗
10 Feb 2026
Inside Sh!tty Hacks: An Anti-Hackathon at CU Boulderoriginal ↗
2 Feb 2026
How I’d Teach Embedded AI Without Overwhelming Studentsoriginal ↗
27 Jan 2026
How Long It Actually Takes to Become Productive with a New Microcontrolleroriginal ↗
20 Jan 2026
Building in the Gaps: Lessons from an Apple Firmware Engineeroriginal ↗
13 Jan 2026
State of Edge AI on Microcontrollers in 2026original ↗
6 Jan 2026

2025

An Ode to FatFsoriginal ↗
30 Dec 2025
Zephyr vs FreeRTOS: How to Choose the Right RTOS for Your Embedded Projectoriginal ↗
23 Dec 2025
10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Learning Embedded Systemsoriginal ↗
16 Dec 2025
How Interruptions Destroy Focus: What Neuroscience Says About Deep Work, Productivity, and Learningoriginal ↗
9 Dec 2025
How to Use the Mosquitto MQTT Broker (With SSL/TLS)original ↗
2 Dec 2025
How to Use the Command Line (CLI) With the Arduino UNO Qoriginal ↗
25 Nov 2025
What is MQTT? An Introduction to the Lightweight IoT Messaging Protocoloriginal ↗
18 Nov 2025
Embedded Rust Workshop: Reflections from Hackaday Superconoriginal ↗
11 Nov 2025
What Is Transport Layer Security (TLS)?original ↗
4 Nov 2025
Deep Learning on Microcontrollers: The State of Embedded ML in 2025original ↗
28 Oct 2025
ESP32 – How to Perform an HTTP GET Request with ESP-IDForiginal ↗
21 Oct 2025
How to Get a Job in Edge AI: Essential Skills for 2025original ↗
14 Oct 2025
ESP32 – Creating a WiFi Driver with ESP-IDForiginal ↗
7 Oct 2025
What is Meshtastic?original ↗
30 Sept 2025
ESP32 – How to Use I2C with ESP-IDForiginal ↗
23 Sept 2025
Why Use the Robot Operating System (ROS)?original ↗
16 Sept 2025
ESP32 – How to Use Kconfig with ESP-IDForiginal ↗
9 Sept 2025
When to Use an RTOS: An Important Decision for Embedded Projectsoriginal ↗
2 Sept 2025
ESP32 – How to Use CMake with ESP-IDForiginal ↗
26 Aug 2025
Build Your IoT Portfolio in 90 Days: A Hands-On Plan for Students and Engineersoriginal ↗
19 Aug 2025
ESP32 – Getting Started with ESP-IDForiginal ↗
12 Aug 2025
ByteGrader: An Open Source, Modular Autograder for Embedded Systems (and Beyond)original ↗
5 Aug 2025
Highlights and Hot Takes from Open Sauce 2025original ↗
22 Jul 2025
Monitoring Stack and Heap Usage in Zephyr: How to Detect Memory Leaksoriginal ↗
15 Jul 2025
Staying Current with Embedded Systems Tools, Languages, and Frameworks Without Getting Overwhelmedoriginal ↗
8 Jul 2025
How to Run an ESP32 Zephyr Application on Espressif’s QEMUoriginal ↗
1 Jul 2025
How to Present Your Upskilling Journey to Land a Senior Embedded Roleoriginal ↗
24 Jun 2025
A Brief History of Zephyr RTOSoriginal ↗
17 Jun 2025
How to Learn Embedded Systems While Working Full-Time: Lessons from an Amazon Robotics Engineeroriginal ↗
10 Jun 2025
The Wrong Way to Use AI (and How to Actually Write Better Code with LLMs)original ↗
3 Jun 2025
Why Use Zephyr? A Practical Guide for Embedded Engineers Choosing the Right RTOSoriginal ↗
27 May 2025
How to Balance a Full-Time Tech Job and Learning Advanced IoT Skillsoriginal ↗
20 May 2025

2024

Getting Started with NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nanooriginal ↗
4 Jun 2024

2021

How to Build OpenOCD and Picotool for the Raspberry Pi Pico on Windowsoriginal ↗
18 Apr 2021
How to Set Up Raspberry Pi Pico C/C++ Toolchain on Windows with VS Codeoriginal ↗
9 Apr 2021

2020

Custom Wake Word Part 1: Capturing Dataoriginal ↗
1 Jul 2020
How to Install TensorFlow on Windowsoriginal ↗
17 Jun 2020
How to Install TensorFlow with GPU Support on Windowsoriginal ↗
17 Jun 2020
How to Use C++ with STM32CubeIDEoriginal ↗
7 Jun 2020

2019

How to Create a Web Server (with WebSockets) Using an ESP32 in Arduinooriginal ↗
9 Sept 2019
How to Use printf on STM32original ↗
15 Aug 2019
How to Use Semihosting with STM32original ↗
30 Jun 2019
Getting Started with STM32 Nucleo USB (Virtual Com Port)original ↗
16 Jun 2019
KiCad Tutorial – Beginner Worksheetoriginal ↗
1 May 2019
Worksheets for Your Maker Workshops (Arduino, Soldering, Raspberry Pi)original ↗
16 Mar 2019

2018

Arduino Zero (SAMD21) FDPLL with CMSISoriginal ↗
27 Dec 2018
Arduino Zero (SAMD21) Raw PWM Using CMSISoriginal ↗
22 Dec 2018
Arduino WebSocket Server Using an ESP32original ↗
1 Nov 2018

2016

Getting Started with Phaser Part 3: Sprites and Movementoriginal ↗
5 Jul 2016
Getting Started with Phaser Part 2: Drawing Textoriginal ↗
26 Jun 2016
Getting Started with Phaser Part 1: Web Serveroriginal ↗
14 Apr 2016
Virtual Gamepad Plugin for Phaseroriginal ↗
5 Apr 2016
Getting Started with EasyEDA Part 3: PCB Layoutoriginal ↗
27 Mar 2016
Getting Started with EasyEDA Part 2: Schematic Captureoriginal ↗
26 Mar 2016
Getting Started with EasyEDA Part 1: Part Creationoriginal ↗
25 Mar 2016
Cross Compiling on Linux for the Edisonoriginal ↗
11 Feb 2016
Run a Script on Edison Bootoriginal ↗
10 Feb 2016

2015

Writing Your Own UPM Module: Getting Startedoriginal ↗
31 Dec 2015
Creating a Custom Linux Kernel for the Edison (release 2.1)original ↗
20 Dec 2015
Bluetooth Low Energy Peripherals with JavaScriptoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2015
Quick Tip: HTTP GET with the ESP8266 Thingoriginal ↗
16 Sept 2015
Learning the Teensy LC: Input Captureoriginal ↗
22 May 2015
Learning the Teensy LC: Interrupt Service Routinesoriginal ↗
17 May 2015
Using Python and BLE to Receive Data from the RFduinooriginal ↗
15 May 2015
Learning the Teensy LC: Manual PWMoriginal ↗
7 May 2015
10 Things Speechoriginal ↗
26 Feb 2015
Quick Tip: Reading Fuse Bits in an Arduinooriginal ↗
22 Jan 2015
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