It’s better that you don’t use resume driven decisions. Just do whatever you are interested in.

Embedded software development has dramatically advanced over the past decade. What does that mean for bare-metal programming?

At a Glance

• Bare-metal programming is an essential skill as it enables you to understand what your system is doing at the lowest levels.
• Even if you spend your days working with abstraction layers, bare-metal programming will guide you should abstractions fail.
• And bare-metal skills can provide a solid foundation for troubleshooting and debugging.