{"id":8298,"date":"2017-07-10T10:06:52","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T09:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/?p=8298"},"modified":"2026-03-26T16:52:03","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T20:52:03","slug":"video-blog-about-getting-into-embedded-software","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/embedded-software\/2017\/07\/10\/video-blog-about-getting-into-embedded-software\/","title":{"rendered":"Video blog about getting into embedded software"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My latest video blog is now available. For a change, instead of a technical discussion, I am talking about getting into embedded software and how my career got started. You can see the video <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/xQYW34N9g-c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> or here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Becoming an embedded software developer\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xQYW34N9g-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Future video blogs will continue to look at topics of interest to embedded software developers. Suggestions for topics are always welcome via comment, <a href=\"mailto:colin_walls@mentor.com\">email<\/a> or social networking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/colinwalls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6579\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/files\/2014\/01\/linkedin.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colin_walls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6583\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/files\/2014\/01\/twitter.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/colinwalls.author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6591\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/files\/2014\/01\/facebook.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/116301748426290440139\/posts?hl=en%3Fhl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6587\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/files\/2014\/01\/google.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/ColinWalls\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6595\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/files\/2014\/01\/slideshare.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"41\" height=\"41\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6599\" src=\"http:\/\/s3-blogs.mentor.com\/colinwalls\/files\/2014\/01\/wordpress.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My latest video blog is now available. 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