Murphy's Law
Niall Murphy writes about how to design sane and user-friendly GUIs in embedded systems. The column appeared in Embedded Systems Programming magazine.
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Murphy’s Last Column
02 May 2012
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Niall looks at the changes in user-interface technology over the past few years and makes a few... Read More
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Modes and the user interface
1 comments 06 June 2005
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Software engineers should not fall into the trap of assuming the general population is as... Read More
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The programmer as wordsmith
17 November 2004
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The text our applications display to the user has a huge effect on usability and so deserves your... Read More
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The usability dilemma
1 comments 02 September 2004
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Are your ears burning? It could be a user cursing you and your system. Here are some tips for... Read More
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An uncertain future
1 comments 12 May 2004
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From the puerile to the predatory, hacking has invaded embedded systems. Can we make the world safe... Read More
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Start me up
1 comments 11 March 2004
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Variables often pick up the wrong value during initializations, producing hard-to-find bugs. Here... Read More
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Control the source
1 comments 17 February 2004
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A version control system is indispensable for large development teams, and even on small projects... Read More
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Murphy's bookshelf
04 September 2003
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Take a break from slaving at your computer and read. Here are some books that just might reinspire... Read More
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A short trip on the CAN bus
11 August 2003
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How do we reduce the amount of cabling in cars as we install more complex embedded systems? A bus... Read More
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Is Linux worth the effort?
04 June 2003
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If your embedded system doesn't need networking and storage, porting Linux to your hardware may not ... Read More
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