Future-proof my skills for work
I often read comments from other HN members, saying how they kept there skills up to date keeping them employable in a changing work place. As a Linux device driver developer, what new skills/technology can I learn to future-proof myself in terms of work?
Linux device driver development is a rare skill. You’re fine. Linux isn’t getting anywhere, and device makers are still making devices.
There are talks about moving drivers to Rust, so that’s probably the next thing you’ll have to learn.
Imo you’re probably already nearly there. Most new developers are web developers having done a 6 week bootcamp and while there is an abundance of these roles now, I imagine they will be the first to be automated.
Anything that requires deep technical knowledge will provide job security
Embedded programming, signal processing, performance optimization.
Look into IoT. A lot of your knowledge could be directly transposable to embedded devices and the industry is basically still in its infancy.
Start working on RISC-V ecosystem.
IoT is the natural progression. Robotics software perhaps.