--- title: "My Guiding Principles As An Engineer" url: https://daily.dev/posts/my-guiding-principles-as-an-engineer-hauhz3plq source_url: https://www.embeddedrelated.com/showarticle/1392.php type: article source: "EmbeddedRelated" published: 2026-05-31T07:47:50.399Z updated: 2026-05-31T09:12:24.770Z tags: ["testing", "embedded", "firmware"] reading_time: 7 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # My Guiding Principles As An Engineer **[EmbeddedRelated](https://daily.dev/sources/embeddedrelated)** · 7 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A 40-year embedded systems veteran shares personal guiding principles for engineers, blending classic quotes from Feynman, Edison, and others with hard-earned aphorisms. Key themes include evidence-based thinking, testing rigorously (untested code is broken by definition), instrumenting systems for data, planning for contingencies, lifelong learning, the hacker mentality, and maintaining honesty and integrity. The principles apply broadly to developers, managers, and executives across disciplines. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [5 Lessons at 50](https://daily.dev/posts/5-lessons-at-50-th62ourrj) · Metadata · 213 upvotes · 23 comments --- Tags: [#testing](https://daily.dev/tags/testing), [#embedded](https://daily.dev/tags/embedded), [#firmware](https://daily.dev/tags/firmware) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/my-guiding-principles-as-an-engineer-hauhz3plq)