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Embedded C++: An Overview
By P.J.Plauger
Is EC++ the diet pill that will shrink C++ down to size for embedded applications? Here's P.J. Plauger's take.

Portable Inheritance and Polymorphism in C
By Miro Samek
Although object-oriented designs are largely language-independent, most literature assumes C++, Smalltalk, or Java for OO implementations. Here's a lower-level view that assumes only a procedural language like C for embedded developers.

Designing with Atmel's Flash RISC Microcontrollers
by Robert G. Fries
Believe it or not, you can have flash and RISC all wrapped up in an 8-bit architecture that's pin-compatible with an 8051. is it a godsend? Here's one engineer's assessment.

Some Assembly Required
by Don Rowe
Try as you might, you can't completely escape assembly language. This article includes a few tips to make you more productive. It offers assembly language solutions to accommodate constructs such as if/else, while, and until.

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Ring of the Nerdelung
by Tyler Sperry

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by Jack Crenshaw

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by Don Morgan

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Break Points
Lies, Damn Lies, and Schedules
by Jack G. Ganssle

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State of the Art:
More Pointers and Addresses
by P.J. Plauger