Real time or not? What operating system makes sense?

Real time or not? What operating system makes sense?

I have been thinking about embedded operating systems and how a developer chooses from the options available. My thoughts partly…

Photography and getting my ARPS (or not)

Photography and getting my ARPS (or not)

As I have mentioned from time to time, when I am not thinking about embedded software or family matters, my…

Another ARM conference

Another ARM conference

Hot on the heals of ARM TechCon in California last week, I am off to another ARM-centric event on Thursday…

“Six of the Best” – Famous dead people

“Six of the Best” – Famous dead people

One, rather obvious phenomenon associated with getting older is that you know more dead people. It is also a phenomenon…

ARM TechCon – See you there?

ARM TechCon – See you there?

This week is the first, for me, of the major conferences in the embedded software space this Fall – the…

“Six of the Best” – Cities

“Six of the Best” – Cities

Today, I am continuing my “Six of The Best” series and looking at my six favorite cities. I am not…

Multiple constructors, the :: operator and memory speed – more questions answered

Multiple constructors, the :: operator and memory speed – more questions answered

Once again, I am mining a backlog of interesting questions that came up during an online C++ class. Of course,…

“Six of the Best” – iPad apps

“Six of the Best” – iPad apps

This is the first in an occasional series of postings with the title “Six of the Best”. This phrase is…

A hypervisor on a multicore system

A hypervisor on a multicore system

I have written before about multicore systems – here for example – and looked at AMP vs SMP and various…