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Michael Barr, an internationally recognized expert on embedded computer design, writes about firmware architecture and development processes that help keep bugs out of embedded systems.
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Trends in embedded software design
36 comments 02 May 2012
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As the magazine that catered to embedded systems programmers closes, the future lies in less... Read More
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Building reliable and secure embedded systems
3 comments 20 March 2012
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Neither reliability nor security can be tested, debugged, or patched into a product. They must be... Read More
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Combining C's volatile and const keywords
20 comments 24 February 2012
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Does it ever make sense to declare a variable in C or C++ as both volatile (in other words,... Read More
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Firmware forensics: best practices in embedded software source-code discovery
24 comments 27 October 2011
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Remember unintended acceleration? Here's what NASA should have examined in Toyota's software. Read More
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Five dangerous coding standard rules
17 comments 07 September 2011
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Don't follow these five dangerous coding standard rules… TODO. Read More
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How to enforce coding standards automatically
18 comments 27 July 2011
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Coding standards are an important tool for fighting bugs. Unfortunately, too many well-intentioned... Read More
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What belongs in a header file
37 comments 11 May 2011
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What sorts of things should you (or should you not) put in a C language .h header file? When should... Read More
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Unintended acceleration and other embedded software bugs
14 comments 30 March 2011
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Despite the redactions, we can still learn some interesting facts about Toyota's embedded software... Read More
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Social networking for engineers
12 comments 10 February 2011
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Not all engineers hate Twitter. Many use social media site wisely. Michael Barr, a former editor in... Read More
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Five more top causes of nasty embedded software bugs
9 comments 02 November 2010
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What do memory leaks, deadlocks, and priority inversions have in common? They’re all Hall of Famers... Read More
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