# Making Embedded Systems by Elecia White

4 Hacker News commenters recommended Making Embedded Systems by Elecia White and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a practical introduction to embedded systems, covering everyday work such as reading a datasheet.

## Why people recommend it

- Practical coverage of everyday embedded work (1 comments): "it covers a lot of practical stuff like how to read a datasheet" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49766785))
- Good next step after basics (1 comments): "Then you can get into Elicia White's Embedded" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50203970))
- Recommended alongside Realtime C++ (1 comments): "I like Realtime C++ (Kormanyos) and Making Embedded Systems (White)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47323231))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [The Secret Life of Circuits by Michał Zalewski](https://hackerapproved.com/p/secret-life-of-circuits.md): 26 recommend
- [The Art of Electronics by Horowitz and Hill](https://hackerapproved.com/p/art-of-electronics.md): 11 recommend
- [PySDR: A Guide to SDR and DSP Using Python by Marc Lichtman](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pysdr-a-guide-to-sdr-and-dsp-using-python.md): 8 recommend
- [Getting Started in Electronics by Forrest Mims](https://hackerapproved.com/p/getting-started-in-electronics.md): 5 recommend
- [Practical Electronics for Inventors by Scherz and Monk](https://hackerapproved.com/p/practical-electronics-for-inventors.md): 4 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/dp/1098151542?tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/a/130825/9781098151546) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Making Embedded Systems by Elecia White", https://hackerapproved.com/p/making-embedded-systems/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).