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Welcome back to the Embedded Bytes newsletter!
For this issue, I’ve put together a few articles that I think will help you take your embedded software to the next level or at a minimum, challenge your thinking:
Check out the Top Trends from Embedded World 2025 with me on the Embedded Frontier Podcast. Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch with subtitles on YouTube.
Embedded Software Architecture Masterclass—a practical, hands-on deep dive into designing modern, modular, and resilient embedded systems. This Masterclass will be available starting April 7, 2025. Register before April 1, 2025 & save $50 with code ARCHITECT_EARLY_50! (Note: Embedded Software Academy subscribers get it as part of their subscription)
If you want to get ahead as an embedded engineer then learn from the experts. They have real-world experience and can save you years of trial and error. On May 12-16, top embedded systems experts will share what’s actually happening in the industry at the Embedded Online Conference. Save $100 before April 1 by using the code BENINGO25.
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Industry News and Cool Stuff
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Leveraging Static Assertions to Improve Embedded Applications
(Embedded.com)
Static assertions are a powerful tool for improving the safety, reliability, and maintainability of embedded systems. By catching errors at compile time, they eliminate a class of bugs that might otherwise slip through to runtime.
3 Reasons Data-Centric Design Is the Future
(DesignNews.com)
Data is at the heart of every software system, including embedded systems. While it’s easy to get caught up in user features, services, and all kinds of design patterns used to develop systems, ultimately, the system is summed up in its data.
A Practical Approach to Integrating Security into Embedded DevOps
(Beningo.com)
By embracing DevSecOps, embedded teams can integrate security seamlessly into development rather than treating it as an afterthought. Shifting security left improves code quality, simplifies compliance, and reduces the risk of costly vulnerabilities late in the product lifecycle.
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Embedded Frontier Podcast
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Listen on your favorite podcast app or watch with subtitles on YouTube.
Summary
In this episode of the Embedded Frontier, Jacob Beningo discusses the key trends observed at Embedded World 2025, focusing on the integration of commercial tools with modern workflows, the rise of Zephyr as a dominant RTOS, the pervasive influence of AI in embedded systems, the necessity of multi-core processors, and the mainstream adoption of DevOps practices. Beningo emphasizes the importance of adapting to these trends to enhance development efficiency and product reliability.
Takeaways
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Commercial tools are starting to support open source development.
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Zephyr is becoming a dominant player in the embedded systems industry.
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AI technologies are increasingly being integrated into embedded devices.
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Multi-core processors are becoming essential for complex IoT applications.
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DevOps practices are being adopted more widely in embedded development.
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Security and compliance must be automated in development workflows.
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The integration of AI can significantly enhance embedded system capabilities.
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Open source and commercial tools can work together effectively.
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Modern workflows are essential for efficient embedded software development.
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The industry is evolving rapidly, and developers must adapt to stay competitive.
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Embedded Software Academy
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This masterclass provides a practical, hands-on deep dive into embedded software architecture, equipping engineers with the skills, patterns, and decision-making frameworks needed to build modern, modular, and resilient embedded systems.
The workshop will be available on demand starting April 7th, 2025, with live Q&A sessions on the following dates:
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April 9th, 2025 @ 11 EDT
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April 16th, 2025 @ 11 EDT
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April 30th, 2025 @ 11 EDT
This workshop is included in the Embedded Software Academy by Beningo subscription. It can also be purchased separately.
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2025 Embedded Online Conference
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Keynote Addresses:
Jacob Beningo – The Embedded Renaissance: 7 Steps to Reinvent Your Software Practices
This talk presents a proven, 7-step roadmap for transforming your embedded software practices, designed for both strategic decision-makers and hands-on developers. Discover how to establish a metrics-driven scoreboard to measure progress, adopt modern, modular architectures to streamline delivery, and integrate DevOps pipelines that enhance speed and consistency. Learn how to standardize build systems, embrace test-driven development and simulation for earlier feedback, and incorporate AI/ML capabilities that propel you ahead of market trends.
James Grenning – The Engineering Side of Agile
In this keynote, we’ll cut through the noise to uncover why Technical Excellence is the cornerstone of successful Agile teams. You’ll discover how XP practices like test-driven development, refactoring, and automation can address the hidden challenges of Agile and set your team on the path to true agility.
Philip Koopman – Understanding Embedded System Safety
Most embedded systems have some aspect of safety or mission criticality involved in their design. All embedded developers need to know the safety basics. But this is not a typical safety talk that crawls through the various parts of some specific safety standard. Instead, we will discuss what makes safety engineering processes different from other types of engineering activities, how to think about safety when the loss event is less dramatic than an airplane falling out of the sky, and how to determine how much and what kind of safety engineering you need for your system.
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Want to learn more? Visit our website to find out more about Beningo Embedded or check out our blog to discover our entire article archive—read past articles, search by category, and much more!
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