That wisdom is encapsulated in one legendary text: by Sanjaya Maniktala.
While other textbooks teach you how a boost converter works, Maniktala teaches you why your boost converter just exploded. His writing style is conversational, humorous, and brutally honest—rare traits in engineering literature. That wisdom is encapsulated in one legendary text:
Pick a synchronous buck controller, use a 1µH inductor (because it’s small), switch at 1MHz. switch at 1MHz.