Where does Ford make its paint?

Where does Ford make its paint?

There is a good, albeit rather general, rule that applies to the management of a successful business: focus on what…

Introducing the iBrush

Introducing the iBrush

Today, for a change, instead of discussing some embedded software technology, I would like to put forward a concept for…

Heap contiguity revisited

Heap contiguity revisited

Two weeks ago, I posted a blog about heap contiguity, where I proposed an idea for using an MMU to…

Simulation – better than the real thing?

Simulation – better than the real thing?

At Mentor Graphics I have to be careful what I say – I am treading on thin ice. The problem…

MMU and heap contiguity

MMU and heap contiguity

A while ago I did a Webinar looking at C++ for embedded applications. It was well attended and well received…

Creeping elegance

Creeping elegance

Today I am going to tell you a tale. It is a true story of events that happened long, long…

How many mobile phones?

How many mobile phones?

We are bombarded with numbers all the time. They are used to inform us and to try to sell us…

Seeing is believing

Seeing is believing

I am a difficult customer. When I am buying something, I want see exactly what I am getting for my…

volatile

volatile

I have often talked and written about my thoughts on programming languages. In particular the fact that there really is…