Chris Wilson

@cdwilson.dev

I build things. Usually with electronics. Preferably open-source. Chief Fun Officer at @cgnd.dev

Anybody adopted the IPC-7352 land pattern naming convention for PCB footprints? I usually like to stay consistent with IPC recommendations, but I'm really not in love with some of the naming conventions in the spec... Trying to decide on whether to just use it as-is or go with something else.

PEP 751 has been accepted! peps.python.org/pep-0751/ This means #Python now has a lock file standard that can act as an export target for tools that can create some sort of lock file. And for some tools the format can act as their primary lock file format as well instead of some proprietary format.

PEP 751 – A file format to record Python dependencies for installation reproducibility | peps.python.org

This PEP proposes a new file format for specifying dependencies to enable reproducible installation in a Python environment. The format is designed to be human-readable and machine-generated. Installe...

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Anyone have an old SparkFun RED-V board collecting dust in a drawer? I'd be happy to pay you for it (including shipping). Feel free to DM me.

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For anybody that has read both "Computer Organization and Design" and "Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach" by Patterson/Hennessy, how would you describe the differences between these two books? (content, audience, etc) Are they essentially the undergrad/graduate texts respectively?

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Saw this today about a FPGA peripheral module standard being developed by SGET. Looks interesting. They are looking for feedback. "There may also be interest in using sCRUVI technology with MCU and SoC based products without FPGA." sget.org/call-for-par...

Call for Participation: FPGA Peripheral Module (sCRUVI) - SGET

Munich, December 2024 – Today, the Standardization Group for Embedded Technologies e.V. (SGET) launches its Call for Participation to establish a new Standard Development Team (SDT) for the FPGA Perip...

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