Dear *|FNAME|*,

Welcome to the Embedded Bytes newsletter issue #159.

To kick things off, here are a couple of articles that will help you grow your skills and modernize your techniques:

• Best Practices to Safely Navigate Pointers in C/C++

• Are you tracking the right metrics?

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Attend a Free Webinar! 🚀

In partnership with Mohammed Billoo and MAB Labs, I’m hosting a free webinar on the Best Practices for Customizing Zephyr RTOS Hardware. The webinar will be Wednesday, Sept 18, from 11am – 12:30 EDT. To participate, you can sign up here.

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Calling all speakers! The Embedded Online Conference has opened applications to speak at the 2025 Conference. Submit your talk here by September 30.

Happy coding,

Industry News and Cool Stuff

Best Practices to Safely Navigate Pointers in C/C++  (Embedded.com)

Pointers are a powerful feature in C and C++, but they come with risks that can lead to serious issues like NULL pointer crashes. By following these best practices you can safely navigate the complexities of pointers.

Are you tracking the right metrics?  (Embedded.com)

If you’re not tracking metrics, you aren’t keeping score.  However, it’s not uncommon for software teams to try to track everything under the sun, only to find that they can’t understand what the data means or how it can be used to improve their performance.

Join the Conversation

Explore these topics and more with me on LinkedIn:

Modern Embedded Software Principle #1 – Data Dictates Design

65% of embedded products are delivered late and over budget

Function pointers are your secret weapon!

Free Webinar

Best Practices for Customizing Zephyr RTOS Hardware

Wednesday, September 18 at 11am EDT

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Have you found that getting Zephyr up and running only takes a few minutes, but customizing it for your hardware is a herculean task? If so, you’ve just encountered one of the most common problems with adopting Zephyr RTOS.

This webinar will explore the best practices for adopting Zephyr RTOS in your embedded projects and customizing it for your needs. We’ll also guide you through the critical steps to successfully integrate it with your custom hardware.

Key topics we’ll address include:

• Why Zephyr “just works”

• Setting up and customizing the Zephyr environment

• Practical steps for integrating Zephyr with your hardware

• Overcoming Kconfig and Devicetree woes

• Developing and deploying a sample application

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