20 Years Teaching Embedded Linux: Lessons I Learned from My Students - Chris Simmonds, 2net

20 Years Teaching Embedded Linux: Lessons I Learned from My Students - Chris Simmonds, 2net
I gave my first Embedded Linux training course in 2002 when Linux was still considered a radical choice. Since then I have seen Linux become mainstream, to the point where it dominate in many categories of device. The hardware we use has changed dramatically, as have the tools to create the software.
One thing I discovered on my journey is that as a teacher you learn from your students: their ambitions, their concerns, and their feedback. In this talk, I want to give a little feedback in the other direction, and use that to review how things have changed over the last two decades, how some things have remained the same, and perhaps draw some conclusion about directions of technology and teaching in the future.
I hope this talk will be relevant to all embedded developers as well to those teaching others. I encourage every one to spend time thinking about how they can best keep the ball rolling, even in small ways, like helping your co workers, doing mini workshops and walkthroughs.