Re: about electronics

From	Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid>
Newsgroups	sci.electronics.design
Subject	Re: about electronics
Date	2026-04-24 21:50 -0700
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On 4/24/2026 8:20 PM, bitrex wrote:
> But somehow electronics are everywhere, anyway!

But fewer folks are involved in design.  Look at how many
prebuilt "modules" are folded into designs instead of designed
from scratch.  In the 70's, I'd start with an idea and a blank
sheet of paper.  When was the last time you designed a power
supply from scratch?  A counter?

Trend has been in place for a very long time as "integration"
reaches higher and higher levels.  Folks don't even bother
to put components on boards; easier to layer prebuilt boards
and components -- in the name of "economy" (until, of course,
you lose the ability to do those things!)

The same is true in software; folks just throw big chunks of
software together HOPING they understand how they work and
their limitations -- because actually understanding would
"cost" too much in time and personnel.  Can you even FIND
main()?

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  Re: about electronics Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-04-25 02:14 +1000
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        Re: about electronics john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-04-24 10:46 -0700
          Re: about electronics Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-04-25 14:44 +1000
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              Re: about electronics Bill Sloman <bill.sloman@ieee.org> - 2026-04-26 02:28 +1000
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        Re: about electronics Don Y <blockedofcourse@foo.invalid> - 2026-04-28 15:57 -0700
          Re: about electronics john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> - 2026-04-28 19:07 -0700
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                Re: about electronics JM <sunaecoNoChoppedPork@gmail.com> - 2026-04-30 18:45 +0100
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