Commentary Archives

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.

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.

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

Posted by Matthew Eshlemanon March 23, 2020October 15, 2022in Best Practices, Commentary7 Comments

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

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…