I burnt out hard after almost 20 years programming, mostly web things, last decade in the full-stack JavaScript ecosystem. Last year I started building simple e

I burnt out hard after almost 20 years programming, mostly web things, last decade in the full-stack JavaScript ecosystem. Last year I started building simple electronic stuff with the Raspberry Pi Pico board. It's not far off from programming and I had to learn C (Python feels too JS somehow), but being able to literally move things with electrons and code and talk directly to the metal awakened something in me. I got YouTube Premium, unsubscribed from all the "funny stuff" and subscribed to makers, builders, creators, electronic, aviation, etc. channels only. I am AMAZED at what you can build right now in your own home. I am building an electromagnetic jet engine from scratch. It sounds crazy when you say it out loud but it's the 2023 equivalent of assembling model gliders from balsa wood decades ago. Here are a few channels that inspired and helped me the most: Fantastic explanation of how electricity/circuits/elements work: https://www.youtube.com/@ELECTRONOOBS https://www.youtube.com/@ELECTRONOOBS https://www.youtube.com/@greatscottlab https://www.youtube.com/@greatscottlab These guys are into aviation and actually iterate on their projects: https://www.youtube.com/@rctestflight https://www.youtube.com/@rctestflight https://www.youtube.com/@TomStantonEngineering https://www.youtube.com/@TomStantonEngineering These two are wizards of explaining physics and engineering: https://www.youtube.com/@TheActionLab https://www.youtube.com/@TheActionLab https://www.youtube.com/@Nighthawkinlight https://www.youtube.com/@Nighthawkinlight I can't even comprehend the level of engineering this guy does in his garage: https://www.youtube.com/@StuffMadeHere https://www.youtube.com/@StuffMadeHere PS. If you're getting into electronics from programming it's really, I mean really easy, to do the programming bits which most makers struggle with (because they are pros in circuits and other things). A lot of the learning curve is stuff like "what is a compiler" or "how to install an IDE" which you got covered.