Break Points 
Jack Ganssle explores the agony and ecstasy of developing embedded systems
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Code: The Good and the Ugly
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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Asserting failure
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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Tech distractions
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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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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High-tech jobs migrate
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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Invisible embedded: 4-, 8-, 16-bit MCUs still sell
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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Older engineers rock
06 May 2013
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Are graying engineers old and in the way? Or are they at their peak? Read More
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MISRA C 2012 standard bigger and better
29 April 2013
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MISRA C is probably the most popular firmware standard extant. Now there's an upgraded version. Read More
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2013 embedded systems market study
24 April 2013
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Get any group of engineers together and see what they'll complain about . . . Embedded.com's parent... Read More
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Power debugger that speaks software
15 April 2013
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Monitoring current consumption in a low-power system? Here's another useful tool that helps you... Read More
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