What the hell!
How did I understand that just now?
What the hell!
How did I understand that just now?
I thought it had something to do with firms (the noun)...
Bachelors in Computer Science.... Never made the connection.
The entire foundation of my life is built on quicksand.
"Firmware" is a terrible name, it's exactly software.
It's closer to the hardware. Generally harder to update. It's less frequently updated. And it's less fault tolerant.
Idk, sure, it's technically software. But it's pretty clearly at least a distinct subsection that deserves it's own moniker.
The only common thing between software and firmware is the coding part. Everything else is different. Fault tolerance, memory management, MCU optimization, etc.
"Mediumware" just doesn't have the same ring to it.
Penis joke!
This reminds me of when, during the building and development of the Apollo program- electrical engineers were tasked with effectively creating the "software" of the guidance system, and when one of the lead developers told his wife "I'm working on the software for the rocket" She replied "We're not going to tell people that you're working in underpants."
holy shit
I knew this but I'm pretty sure I just assumed that's what it meant somewhere along the way.
dang
It all makes sense now. Damn.
Oooh... Never thought of that...
I've always thought about it as the way the software and hardware talk to each other.
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