[tobych]

I worked on software that runs in an IoT gateway on bucket trucks used in the power industry, that raises audible and visual alarms if a worker doesn't have their harness clipped onto the bucket while they're operating it. In particular, I wrote a Finite State Machine library in Python that supports what tracks what's happening with the bucket, and helped develop the (MQTT) protocol to communicate with the backend. It was a lot of fun, and very satisfying.

Having said this, some of my more cynical friends have told me: "You weren't saving lives. You were just helping these companies reduce their insurance premiums."

[bombcar]

Someone’s family doesn’t even know to be thankful to you, because dad came home after it squeaked at him.