The value of software

The value of software

It is interesting how different parts of my life intersect with one another. I am thinking of my working life…

Winter fuel

Winter fuel

In the UK we have been having an “Indian Summer”. That means that the beginning of the Autumn/Fall has been…

Efficient code – quiz answers

Efficient code – quiz answers

Two weeks ago, I set a quiz. I listed four ways to write some code, which was supposed to divide…

The alarm

The alarm

I would like your help. I am trying to solve a problem and I need some intelligent input and I…

Conference season

Conference season

It is October, which is always the start of a busy time of year for me. Most people I know…

All the data in the world

All the data in the world

There was the Stone Age, then the Bronze Age and then the Iron Age. If there is a name for…

Efficient code – a quiz

Efficient code – a quiz

I was recently reading a set of “golden rules” for embedded programming. I am very skeptical about such proscriptive instructions…

Sonos

Sonos

I do not write about products much here, but I guess, as long as it is not competitive with Mentor…

C libraries

C libraries

For a software developer, the idea of a library is quite simple: It is a file containing a [typically large]…