Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics?

Re:Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics? by kennywinker on Friday April 06, 2018 @03:47PM (#16776742)

I took a few stabs at eagle before trying KiCad which I found MUCH easier to learn. The “Getting to Blinky” series on youtube was what i used but there are probably other good tutorials too.

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Re:Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics? by leggomylibro on Friday April 06, 2018 @04:03PM (#16776878)

+1 for KiCAD - it's somewhat hotkey-based, but once you get the hang of the key commands it is very easy and intuitive.

Honestly, after a few designs, making a circuit board feels as easy and fun as playing a puzzle game.

Hackaday has a good series of blog posts for familiarizing yourself with the basic commands:

https://hackaday.com/2016/11/17/creating-a-pcb-in-everything...

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Re:Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics? by dbrgn on Saturday April 07, 2018 @04:54AM (#16779982)

Also check out http://librepcb.org/. Probably just a few months left until the first early release. Watch the FOSDEM talk recording for more information.

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Re:Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics? by wanderingjew on Friday April 06, 2018 @05:19PM (#16777548)

I'd recommend not linking to that series of posts. The author is a hothead and generally disliked by the entire electronics community.

Actually, there are some rumors about him that are quite unsavory, and I'm waiting until the cetacean equivalent of the #metoo movement to make an appearance on twitter to see the fallout from that.

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Re:Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics? by leggomylibro on Friday April 06, 2018 @05:47PM (#16777757)

Fair enough I guess, but I would also hate to deny people the same sort of easy path that allowed me to get interested in the subject and access a complicated topic.

Do you have any alternatives to recommend?

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Re:Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics? by sersnth on Saturday April 07, 2018 @03:40AM (#16779817)

That comment is from the series' author, just doing a bit of his signature trolling for which he is so beloved on Hackaday.

I know he (Brian) has expressed that those articles generated underwhelming metrics for the amount of work they take, but they really are a useful resource for people looking to get an overview of their options. And I'm sure the Whalebait fiasco will blow over soon enough.

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Re:Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics? by leggomylibro on Monday April 09, 2018 @02:22PM (#16795538)

Hilarious.

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Re:Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics? by Blenster on Friday April 06, 2018 @06:17PM (#16777994)

What's he doing with whales?

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Re:Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics? by borgel on Friday April 06, 2018 @05:39PM (#16777681)

What's he doing with whales?

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Re:Ask HN: How to self-learn electronics? by dang on Saturday April 07, 2018 @04:01PM (#16782558)

Please don't.

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