Gosh, I started out thinking I'd get a degree in EE, but I was board to tears in electronic theory class in college. The teacher was real monotone and _boaring_. I had some early experience putting digital circuits together, and I just couldn't wait 1-1/2 years of more boaring prerequisite coarses before getting into the digital logic classes which was considered more advanced back then (this was back in the late 70's.) So, I switched to the software side and learned all about data structures, recursion, and LISP.

Knowing software and quite a bit about hardware is real useful in working with hardware designers when developing new products. But, I don't feel up to speed enough to do any real serious circuit design on my own--especially high speed digital/analog or RF. Right now, I'm getting paid well for doing embedded Linux server stuff. But if this possition evaporates, I may take some time off and round my education out with an EE degree.

All in all, I agree with the other guys. A good EE background is a better place to start when doing uC development--especially if you are a one man shop. But, there are some sticky software problems where having the software _experience_ really helps.

<>< Lance.