Author: James Grenning Published: 2011 Target Audience: Any Jacob’s Rating: 5+ Stars Book Link: https://pragprog.com/titles/jgade/test-driven-development-for-embedded-c/ Test-Driven Development for Embedded C is one of those foundational books that every embedded software engineer should read. I first read the book probably back in 2013 or 2014 just as I was starting to become a full-time consultant. The … Continue reading Book Review: Test-Driven Development for Embedded C
Year: 2020
Cyclomatic Complexity Measurements with pmccabe
A common question that I often receive is “What McCabe Cyclomatic Complexity tools should I use?” Now this is always a partially loaded question because while there are quite a few out there that I really like, most developers are really asking what free tools I can recommend to them. One of my favorite ones … Continue reading Cyclomatic Complexity Measurements with pmccabe
5 Boards that Make Rapid Prototyping Easy
There are many instances in a product development cycle where a developer will want to create a rapid prototype. A developer may want to create an entire system, learn how to interface with a sensor or work through an implementation for a new algorithm. I’ve often found that when trying to understand or prove something, … Continue reading 5 Boards that Make Rapid Prototyping Easy
5 Reasons to Develop a Software Architecture
Developing software is complicated! With every passing year, software complexity seems to only be on the rise. More features are expected from stakeholders. Hardware advances, creating ever more complex devices to work with. Even simple applications can have several dozen software modules, an operating system and in today’s environment, internet connectivity. Unfortunately, a lot of … Continue reading 5 Reasons to Develop a Software Architecture
5 Best Practices for Utilizing Open Source Software
Open source software is everywhere and has the potential to help businesses accelerate development and improve their software quality. Achieving these results though can be challenging if care is not taken. Here are five best practices for utilizing open source software that will help leverage open source software successfully. Best Practice #1 – Use an … Continue reading 5 Best Practices for Utilizing Open Source Software
5 Reasons the ESP32 is an Intriguing Solution for the IoT
The ESP32 from Espressif has been around for quite a few years now. For many of those years the ESP32 seemed to have the reputation that it was a low-cost maker module for hobbyist and developers interested in one-off projects. Over the past year I’ve seen the ESP32 not only designed into several production systems … Continue reading 5 Reasons the ESP32 is an Intriguing Solution for the IoT
Webinar – An Introduction to Secure Product Lifecycle Management (sPLM)
The Webinar Recording can be accessed at the following link: Click here to Watch Webinar On-Demand Webinar Description One of the most overlooked areas in IoT product development today is how to securely manage a devices life cycle. Focus is often placed on developing the product, connecting it to the internet and building a user … Continue reading Webinar – An Introduction to Secure Product Lifecycle Management (sPLM)
Is the war between C and C++ Over?
Back when I was an engineering student and a budding young engineer, it wasn’t unusual to open (yes physically open) the latest edition of embedded systems magazine and find articles that were contributing to the raging war between C and C++. Each side would present their cases as to why one language was better than … Continue reading Is the war between C and C++ Over?
5 Keys to Successfully Managing Legacy Code
I feel like there is always a big focus on developing new features, launching the next product or the next big thing, but once those things are successful there is an extraordinary challenge that teams face in managing their legacy code. Even the latest and greatest software at some point becomes legacy and it isn’t … Continue reading 5 Keys to Successfully Managing Legacy Code
Building Machine Vision Applications using OpenMV
This course will look at how to use the OpenMV camera to develop applications that can recognize objects and be used to design robotic devices, image recognition applications and much more. Machine vision applications are dramatically expanding. Machine vision allows developers to add an extra layer of intelligence to their systems whether it is to … Continue reading Building Machine Vision Applications using OpenMV