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Code: The Good and the Ugly
5 comments 17 June 2013
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Careful C craftsmanship creates correct code. Saying it five times fast is easier than doing it. Read More
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Assert() and other useful C language macros
3 comments 17 June 2013
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Assertions and other C macros have been of tremendous use to developers in dealing with coding bugs. ... Read More
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Reflections on virtual functions in C
2 comments 12 June 2013
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Understanding how to implement virtual functions in C is useful for a variety of reasons, one of... Read More
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Ada-2012 separates engineers from poets
8 comments 12 June 2013
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A splash of color here, a buffer overrun there. This method should truncate but sometimes it rounds... Read More
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Evolution of automotive software testing
11 June 2013
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Hardware in-the-loop meant engineers could do software integration and testing on an engine... Read More
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Asserting failure
12 comments 10 June 2013
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Debugging is hard. We need to seed our code with constructs that find bugs automatically. Read More
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The future of the PCIe interconnect bus
1 comments 10 June 2013
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It’s been 25 years since the Peripheral Component Interconnect was born. Now, as PCI Express, it... Read More
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Tech distractions
9 comments 03 June 2013
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The Amish are said to want to manage, rather than reject, technology. That's not a bad idea to... Read More
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Hardware/software co-design is getting easier (or less hard)
03 June 2013
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New tools are easing SoC hardware/software co-development, allowing embedded application domain... Read More
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Bare-metal firmware porting 101
8 comments 30 May 2013
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Porting firmware is more common as technology improves. Bare-metal firmware ports can be difficult... Read More
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Coverity Scan 2012
29 May 2013
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The annual Coverity Scan Report is out, and has some interesting data. Read More
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Kalman filters: The on-going “biography” of an idea
28 May 2013
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Kalman filters have a long history and it isn’t over yet. From use in calculating the trajectories... Read More
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Tips on writing a successful engineering resume
1 comments 22 May 2013
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Basic tips for writing professional resumes and establishing an online presence, where, after all,... Read More
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High-tech jobs migrate
7 comments 22 May 2013
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A new jobs report shows where high-tech jobs in U.S. are moving. Read More
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Managing embedded hardware/software development complexities
20 May 2013
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With increasing memory size and complexity of advanced microprocessors, embedded developers must... Read More
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Automotive infotainment: A tough but rewarding challenge
20 May 2013
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The demands for next-gen automotive infotainment systems with many of the features on mobile devices ... Read More
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Bit-banging pulse density modulation
14 May 2013
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Digital-to-analog converter on the cheap: this method is better way to implement a single-bit DAC on ... Read More
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Invisible embedded: 4-, 8-, 16-bit MCUs still sell
6 comments 14 May 2013
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The cliché "8 bits is dead" is dead. CPU/MCU shipments are exploding. Read More
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The care and feeding of compilers
12 May 2013
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A critical component in every embedded system developer's repertoire of tools is the compiler,... Read More
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FreeRTOS's tick suppression saves power
2 comments 10 May 2013
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A real-time operating system can help you save power in a low-power embedded system. Read More
