> as someone coming from software I find learning electronics pretty hard as it requires a completely different mental model and way to approach systems

I went from electronics to software and one thing that has puzzled me is how much people dislike reading docs as in reference manuals. People can get by with sloppy code full of hidden bugs and when those bugs arise they’re like deers frozen by headlights.

Imagine building a circuit without any ideas how it operates. I’ve encountered web devs that don’t understand how http works.