Embedded Bytes #156: Embedded Bytes — July 2024

Dear *|FNAME|*,

Welcome to the Embedded Bytes newsletter issue #156.

In this edition are three articles published in the past few weeks that I think you will like:

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Industry News and Cool Stuff

Has C++ become more popular than C? (Embedded.com)

Should embedded software teams and developers be concerned that C++ has just surpassed C in popularity? My initial thought is no. The popularity of these languages ebbs and flows over time. In fact, several times throughout history, it looked like C++ would dominate C, only to have C’s popularity surge again.

Use LUTs to ease your developmental burden (Embedded.com)

Configuring embedded software for multiple projects and even multiple embedded targets is complex. However, one tool embedded developers can use to ease their development burden is look-up tables (LUTs).

5 Tips for Writing Makefiles to Compile Embedded Software (Beningo.com)

Makefiles are a fundamental tool that every embedded software developer needs to understand. In this post, we will explore five tips for writing makefiles.

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The C programming language has been a staple of embedded software development for 50 years. Many languages like Ada, C++, and others have attempted to usurp it, only to fail. Rust is changing that narrative.

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Creating an Embedded Rust toolchain
Language syntax and concepts
Debugging and testing software
Setting up low-level drivers and HALs on microcontroller hardware
Memory safety and concurrency
Mixing C/C++ and Rust

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