Reading Material Archives - Embedded Artistry

23 September 201921 April 2020

Article/Lecture Recommendation: Grady Booch’s “The History of Software Engineering”

I'm a member of the IEEE, and I like to read the monthly Edge magazine which is put out by the IEEE Computer Society. This month, the feature article was "The History of Software Engineering" by Grady Booch. Grady walks us through a brief overview of the history of computing. Grady's account spans from the …

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12 July 201926 July 2023

Embedded Systems Architecture Resources

Members can access our most up-to-date version of this resource collection in the Embedded Systems Field Atlas. After a decade spent building and shipping hardware products, I became convinced that many of the problems and schedule delays I experienced could have been avoided with a little bit of planning and thought. Repeatedly, we painted ourselves …

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10 July 201914 December 2021

Embedded Systems Security Resources

Security is an area that we all need to focus on when we build our embedded systems. Here's our collection of resources on embedded systems security (and security in general). If you have recommended books or links that discuss embedded systems security, let us know! Table of Contents: Books Lectures Articles Primers Pitfalls General Security …

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6 May 201913 November 2023

Programmers: Let’s Study Source Code Classics

Contemporary programmers are lucky: we live in a world where historical and influential program source code is available for us to review. However, most programmers only learn and study the programs they have worked on themselves. We rarely take the time to study historical works, and programming courses don’t typically spend any time on the …

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18 October 201810 June 2021

Embedded Systems Testing Resources

Embedded Artistry was founded with the goal of creating reliable, safe, and well-tested embedded systems. The sad fact is that most embedded software that we've encountered is low-quality and untested. Perhaps this holds true for most of the software industry - the continual procession of hacks, flaws, and errors is discouraging. We are focused on …

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13 August 201815 December 2021

Timeless Laws of Software Development

I am always seeking the wisdom and insights of those who have spent decades working in software development. The experiences of those who came before us is a rich source of wisdom, information, and techniques. Only a few problems in our field are truly new. Most of the solutions we seek have been written about …

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21 May 201821 April 2020

Want to Start Consulting? Here Are My Musings and Recommended Resources

I started this website as a way to share the notes and lessons I've learned over the years. I've been consulting for almost two years now, and I wanted to share some resources that helped me start and grow my business. If you have any questions or suggestions for additional resources, send me an email! …

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9 October 201721 April 2020

Getting Started with CMake: Helpful Resources

When I first started learning CMake, I was surprised at how few tutorials and good references exist on the internet. Here’s a list of resources that I have found to be helpful. Note: Since we originally published this article, we also created a course that teaches you modern CMake, as well as a course for …

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6 September 201710 October 2022

Debugging: 9 Indispensable Rules

The official title of this book is quite a mouthful: Debugging: The 9 Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software and Hardware Problems, by David J. Agans. Agans distills debugging techniques down to nine essential rules and includes engineering war stories that demonstrate these principles. This book helped me crystallize my debugging strategy and provided the …

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