Ismet's Tech BlogWelcome to my blog about mostly technical topics. I hope you can find something interesting or useful here.https://ismethandzic.com/blog/Another Little Pushhttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/another_little_push/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/another_little_push/A short essay on a moment during my father's final weeks.Fri, 27 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)AI_ATTRIBUTION.md: Tracking Creative Control in Human-AI Programming Collaborationhttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/ai_attribution_md/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/ai_attribution_md/A single markdown file that tracks creative control in AI-assisted software development. For debugging, portfolios, and honest attribution.Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)The Levels of Knowing a Thinghttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/levels_of_knowing/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/levels_of_knowing/You can't seek what you don't know exists. Some thoughts on a personal framework for how we actually know and learn things, from complete ignorance to deep expertise.Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 17 - The System Manager and Startup Coordinationhttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_system_manager/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_system_manager/Implementing a system manager to coordinate subsystem initialization and ensure the entire system is ready before operationMon, 19 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 16 - Detecting Short, Long, and Hold Button Presseshttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_button_press/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_button_press/Implementing short press, long press, and long hold button patterns using duration-based detectionSun, 30 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 15 - Organizing Code with Pub/Sub Messaging and Rust Moduleshttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_pub_sub_module/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_pub_sub_module/Implement Publisher-Subscriber messaging pattern, adding button code, and organize code with Rust modules.Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 14 - The State Machinehttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_state_machine/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_state_machine/Add structured code organization with a state machine patternSun, 21 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 13 - Configuring System Clocks and Performancehttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_system_clock/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_system_clock/Optimize microcontroller performance by configuring system, USB, and peripheral clock frequenciesThu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 12 - Handling Project Secretshttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_secrets/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_secrets/Loading pre-defined secrets into the programSat, 30 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 11 - Handling Project Configurationshttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_configs/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_configs/Loading pre-defined configurations for our projectSun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 10 - Embassy Embedded Rust Frameworkhttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_embassy_framework/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_embassy_framework/A overview of the Embassy Embedded Rust frameworkThu, 21 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 9 - Rust Development Workflowhttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_rust_dev_workflow/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_rust_dev_workflow/Outline the development tools and workflowWed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 8 - Rust Project Configurationhttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_rust_project_configuration/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_rust_project_configuration/Add configurations to the embedded Rust projectSun, 17 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 7 - Rust Project Setuphttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_rust_project_setup/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_rust_project_setup/Finally getting to set up a Rust project for the Big ButtonFri, 01 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 6 - Rust Programming Resourceshttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_rust_resources/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_rust_resources/A bunch of information about learning and refreshing your knowledge on RustSun, 27 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 5 - Programming Hardware Setup and Testhttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_program_hardware_setup_test/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_program_hardware_setup_test/Programming hardware tools setup for big button embedded projectSat, 19 Jul 2025 02:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 4 - Connecting Programming Hardwarehttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_program_hardware_connect/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_program_hardware_connect/Everything you will need to connect all programming hardware for developmentSat, 19 Jul 2025 01:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 3 - Programming Hardware Componentshttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_program_hardware_overview/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_program_hardware_overview/Tools and components outline for the big button project programmingSun, 13 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 2 - About this Tutorialhttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_about_tutorial/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_about_tutorial/Details about this tutorial series.Fri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)Big Button - Part 1 - Introductionhttps://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_intro/https://ismethandzic.com/blog/button_intro/An introduction to the big button embedded projectFri, 04 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMTismet.handzic@gmail.com (Ismet Handzic)