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I'm an embedded Linux engineer and I love C and Linux in particular. However, I'm considering dipping my toes in non-embedded stuff for a while, particularly full-stack development and wondering if the grass is greener on the other side from me, haha!

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Having made the flip the other way, I highly recommend listening to your instincts.

Neither side is objectively better or worse, but having experience in both has changed how I approach problems.

I did that... Then committed myself back to embedded a couple of years later.

why is that? I am an embedded linux guy but I'm learning full stack all the time, plan to be able to do both, though, it's really hard.

embedded linux pay is fine but not great, not sure how it compares to full stack jobs.

full stack at least is more remote friendly as it does not need deal with hardware hands on which is not remote friendly, and, things made by full stack is potentially more scalable.

I am going sort of the embedded full stack way. Like include microcontrollers and fpgas along with Linux embedded. Most of my hobby projects are heavy on electronics and ham radio. I'd rather spend more time getting a better understanding in RF than getting better at react, typescript etc. Don't get me wrong, if you need a good UI it seems way more versatile to have a web server and a rest api than a qt GUI, but getting better at that just doesn't feel nearly as fulfilling as learning one more corner case in antena design.. to each his own

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