• kog@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    3 years ago

    Firmware is just software that runs in a different place.

    Source: me, I write firmware sometimes at work.

  • sloonark@lemm.eeEnglish
    1·
    3 years ago

    I’m a high school teacher and I recently was discussing this. Protip: don’t talk to 14 year olds about how if something is in between hard and soft, it’s firm. 🙄

    • Metallibus@lemmy.worldEnglish
      01·
      3 years ago

      It’s closer to the hardware. Generally harder to update. It’s less frequently updated. And it’s less fault tolerant.

      Idk, sure, it’s technically software. But it’s pretty clearly at least a distinct subsection that deserves it’s own moniker.