Matthew Eshleman, Author at Cove Mountain Software

Code maintenance: Clean header files

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon December 17, 2022December 18, 2022in Best Practices, Favorite Code TricksLeave a comment

Keep public header files clean. Clean header files are easier to understand, improve build times, and simplify unit testing.

The Matthew Test: 2022 Survey Results

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon October 27, 2022October 27, 2022in Commentary, Research1 Comment

The Matthew Test lists 15 best practice recommendations. This post summarizes the 2022 survey results. How does your embedded team compare?

Appearance at ‘The Agile Embedded Podcast’

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon August 13, 2022August 14, 2022in Uncategorized1 Comment

I was interviewed by Jeff Gable and Luca Ingianni, the hosts of The Agile Embedded Podcast. We centered our discussion around my 2020 blog post: The Matthew Test: 15 Steps to Better Embedded Software (and Firmware). Jump in and listen…

Code maintenance: enums and lookup tables

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon June 18, 2022June 18, 2022in Favorite Code Tricks2 Comments

An enum combined with a lookup table presents a unique code maintenance concern. Learn more in this post.

Code maintenance and magic numbers

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon May 18, 2022May 18, 2022in Best Practices, Commentary1 Comment

We encounter many forms of magic numbers in the field of firmware and embedded software. How do we ensure maintainable code when working with these values? This post provides an exampl