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Navigating through New
Development Environments
by Jack G. Ganssle
As the software development process grows more complex, system specifications and design are becoming critical features in the development process. New tools are becoming available to help you get your product to market, but are they good enough?
Innovations in Internet Appliance Design
by Larry Mittag
The challenges facing engineers doing embedded Internet product development include
selecting which communications infrastructure will become ubiquitous and building devices that use that architecture to their best advantage.
Arrays of Pointers to Functions
by Nigel Jones
In typical C code, the function jump table is not widely used. Here the author examines why jump tables aren't exploited more frequently and makes a case for their increased usage with real-world examples.
A Protocol for GPS Communications
by Jeff Stefan
Want to utilize
just about any GPS receiver? Then take advantage of the NMEA message set. The article provides a primer on the Global Positioning System, as well as hints on working with the NMEA message set.
SPECIAL REPORT
Choosing a Compiler: The Little Things
by Michael Barr
With today's embedded applications, it's not always necessary to spend a lot of time choosing a C/C++ cross compiler, but you have to remember that the devil is in the details.
COLUMNS
Significant Bits
Embedded Processors by the Numbers
by Jim Turley
Programming Pointers
Function Name Overloading
by Dan Saks
Spectra
Sliding Filters
by Don Morgan
Break Points
Passion and the Developer
by Jack G. Ganssle
State of the Art
The Meat Has Gone Bad
by P.J. Plauger
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One Size Does Not Fit All
by Lindsey Vereen
News Vectors
Siemens Spins Off Semiconductor Group; Mentor's XRAY Debugger Licensed by VLSI; Rational Rose RealTime Debuts
Product Highlight
FlashFlex51 microcontroller family from Silicon Storage Technology
New Products
Bluewater Systems' Time-Critical Extensions package for WinDK; U S Software's USNET Web Server; Validor Pro from B-Tree Systems; Motorola's 68HC908GP20; more
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