Matthew Eshleman, Author at Cove Mountain Software

The Matthew Test: 15 Steps to Better Embedded Software (and Firmware)

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon March 23, 2020March 23, 2020in Best Practices, Commentary4 Comments

15 quick yes/no questions and associated recommendations for creating better embedded software and firmware.

UML Statechart tips: Handling errors when entering a state

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon March 8, 2020March 14, 2020in Best Practices1 Comment

My second post with tips for designing with UML startcharts is now available over at embeddedrelated.com. Hope it is useful! The first post, discussing exit-state behavior, may be found here.

UML Statechart tip: Be wary of exit-state behavior

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon February 19, 2020March 17, 2020in Best Practices, Commentary, Favorite Code Tricks3 Comments

Be wary of exit-state driven behavior when designing for UML statecharts.

Community + Business == Heartwarming Story

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon January 11, 2020January 18, 2020in Business, CommentaryLeave a comment

I grew up in the great state of Arkansas. My parents and grandparents were always in-touch with the local and national news and encouraged us to keep up with current events. The Arkansas Gazette and later the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper…

Why I prefer C++: “RAII All The Things!”

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon November 26, 2019July 7, 2020in Best Practices, C++11, Favorite Code TricksLeave a comment

Learn how the C++ RAII idiom enables better code with reduced maintenance overhead.