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Underfloor Electric Heating. Part I: In by Christmas

August 11, 2011

It’s been over two years since the foundations went in for the extension we’re building on our house. In that...

By Robin Bornoff

Embedded Software

Get packing

August 08, 2011

I have frequently made the observation that a key difference between embedded and desktop system programming is variability: every Windows...

Embedded Software

Monopoly

August 04, 2011

Today I want to tell you some history and ask for your help. When I was a kid, I used...

Embedded Software

The ideal programming language?

August 01, 2011

I recently wrote about programming languages and discussed which ones are common for embedded applications. Among the responses to that...

Embedded Software

Festival fever

OK, so here is the plan. We are off to an event, which will last all weekend. It will be...

Verification Horizons

Combining Intelligent Testbench Automation with Constrained Random Testing

Who Doesn’t Like Faster? In my last blog post I introduced new technology called Intelligent Testbench Automation (“iTBA”). It’s generating...

Embedded Software

Embedded tools - the third way

A significant factor in getting any job done properly is having the right tools. This is true whether you are...

Verification Horizons

Going from “Standards Development” to “Standards Practice”

Historical Perspective In my early days of standards development, I was intrigued how a standard went from the development phase...

By Dennis Brophy

Embedded Software

Drawing on the right side of the brain

It is now nearly half a lifetime since I made my first visit to California. When I went there, I...