Explore best practices for creating clean and efficient Yocto/OpenEmbedded layers in this 19-minute conference talk from the Yocto Project Summit. Learn from consultant Luca Ceresoli's experiences in simplifying customer setups and discover the "simplest-yocto-setup" example. Gain insights into implementing working layers with machine configurations, distro examples, boot component recipes, userspace application recipes, and image recipes. Understand how to avoid common pitfalls and create a solid foundation for your own Yocto/OpenEmbedded projects, ultimately leading to more maintainable and problem-free embedded Linux development.