Embedded Software, Firmware and the Internet of Things
I have used the QP framework since its introduction more than 20 years ago. I quickly came to appreciate the concrete benefits active object design patterns with QP bring to embedded systems. However, it seems that QP lacks a third-party…
Read More Announcement: Shared Active Objects For QP Best Practices
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…
I agreed to four hours. Four hours to help hunt down and kill a bug. A terrible malicious bug that was eating away at this project, wreaking havoc upon the foundations of a critical feature, and draining time randomly from…
I recently (Nov 2018) googled this blog title's and was surprised by the lack search results with a simple clear list of C++ commonly used namespaces. Obviously there could be millions of namespaces in use, but this page will attempt…
Every now and then I find myself inspired by the smallest of changes and improvements to a product, changes which create a real impact on product usability and quality of life for all concerned. These product improvements are inevitably found…
