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October 21, 2028
In 2 yearsYou spend weeks debugging hardware interrupts that a model will ignore.
Professional breaker of hardware through poorly written interrupt handlers.
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Infinite loops, zero human error.
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optimizes registers at the atomic level
You write low-level code to make hardware talk to software. Your life is logic analyzers and datasheets.
The one thing AI can't do
You are the only one who knows why the custom board smells like ozone.
Your enemy, your name, your date. Post it.
Step by step, from the first quiet change to Deprecation Day.
Day 10
AI starts suggesting cleaner interrupt handling for your existing board files.
Month 5
LLMs ingest every peripheral manual to generate drivers without human fatigue.
Month 13
Simulators replace physical breadboarding for most early logic verification steps.
Month 20
System architecture design is fully handled by hardware-aware generation agents.
Year 2 · D-Day
The machine compiles the binary and pushes firmware directly to the silicon.
What you cost, what the machine costs, and what you get on the way out.
Per year
Savings: 96.4%
42
Average weekly bug reports
18
Hours staring at oscilloscope
12
Datasheets read per sprint
Your severance
One static-free bag and a vintage soldering iron.
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