Most computer problems are easily traced to either hardware or software errors ... If you have some handy, you can also test the system by swapping suspect components with known-good hardware.

[deqing] has your back with the Automatic Hardware Testing rig. And just as you’d expect in the software-only world, you can fire off the system every time you update the firmware in your GitHub.

Testing software is — sometimes — easier than testing hardware. After all, you can always create test files and even fake user input before monitoring outputs using common tools. Hardware ...

Unlike most computer scientists, computer engineers are comfortable working with both hardware and software. They focus on how hardware and software interact with one another and have the ability to ...