meta-raspberrypi VS textbook-curriculum

How do you figure Pis have bad integration with Yocto?

https://github.com/agherzan/meta-raspberrypi

For what it's worth, the entire Pi lineup is also well supported by Buildroot. In-tree, no less.

Embedded linux exactly. Major OEMs are using yocto. Check https://www.yoctoproject.org/

Been there. You don't want alpine or debian. Good gpos, but what you want is Yocto, which will let you build exactly and only what you need piece by piece including only the kernel modules for your hardware, the exact applications you use and no extras, and with a little extra tweaking, you can wire in Mender for ota updates and the ability to push custom images to clients that need specialization, or even fully unlocked images for customers that need it, plus if you're using an SD card, you can send users recovery drives instead of shipping full devices or let them build their own images without your proprietary code

I second Yocto. It's the kernel in use by the OpenBMC project

One last "option" is yocto but tis is not good for desktop, but it can be a fun project.

Initiatives like Girls Who Code and Ada Developers Academy are working to change this and are dedicated to making tech more representative of society at large. But, it's an ongoing battle, as women still only hold 1/4 of tech-related jobs.

Also checkout https://adadevelopersacademy.org/ ada developers academy. They target women and gender expansive adults. There are corporate programs such as at Oracle where they will only consider ada graduates. I can't speak to the quality of the program or outcomes, but I would have definitely looked into it if it was an option for me. Entry level roles are tough, and anything like this program to give you a leg up doesn't hurt.

I can recommend: Ada Academy. Hard to get into and not in all cities.

Ada Developers Academy. It’s a free, full time, year-long program that includes a 5 month paid internship. It is only for women and gender diverse people though.

Check out https://adadevelopersacademy.org/ for a free coding school + internship. I went there and have had a successful career so far w/ initial salary 150k in Seattle (my cohort had starting salaries between 100k and 175k). I was promoted after a few years now at ~250k, however I’m looking to switch companies for better work life balance in the next year or so and will prob take a pay cut. Tech is going through a rocky period and some companies are laying off folks and hiring freezes. I’m also finishing up BSCS degree from WGU, which is another route to consider r/wgu_CompSci

Ada Academy might be an option for you. This is a well respected institution in the industry with direct lines into FAANG. https://adadevelopersacademy.org/

Find out more: https://adadevelopersacademy.org/

A few, ADA Development Academy is one of them.