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Category: Commentary

01Mar
0 comments on “A survey of concurrency bugs”

A survey of concurrency bugs

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon March 1, 2021March 8, 2021in Best Practices, Commentary, Favorite Code Tricks, Real TimeLeave a comment

Concurrency is hard. Multithreaded code is hard. This post surveys common concurrency related bugs and outlines possible solutions.

10Oct
1 comment on “Stopping Bugs: Code Reviews”

Stopping Bugs: Code Reviews

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon October 10, 2020in Best Practices, Commentary1 Comment

Code reviews are a critical best practice in our never-ending battle to stop bugs.

16Aug
1 comment on “Stopping Bugs: Seven Layers of Defense”

Stopping Bugs: Seven Layers of Defense

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon August 16, 2020August 16, 2020in Best Practices, Commentary1 Comment

Preventing software bugs from reaching our customers requires multiple layers of defense. This post explores seven layers of bug prevention.

21Jun
3 comments on “The Anatomy of a Race Condition”

The Anatomy of a Race Condition

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon June 21, 2020in Best Practices, Commentary, Real Time3 Comments

What is a race condition? This post defines and explores this troublesome software flaw.

23Mar
4 comments on “The Matthew Test: 15 Steps to Better Embedded Software (and Firmware)”

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.

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