Category: Embedded Software
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arcHUB – Smart Cities case study
Smart Cities This follows on from our look at Smart Cities and the technology mix being considered for how you implement them. For this post we will look at the development of a Smart City Telemetry sensor suite and the ICT communications that go with it. This is also a classic IoT case study. …
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Software Costing
Software Costing There is an old saying that goes something like this: “hardware is almost free and comes from China; but software is actually free and comes from India”. Actually not such on old saying, and certainly not true. But we do see signs of this myth being alive and well when providing project pricing and…
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Programming Languages for 2016
Programming languages It is 2016 and we are a long way from the 1970s. So of course the world has moved on. Today’s programming has advanced significantly and we have super low powered systems of extraordinary capacity and easy to program securely. Surely! Or should that be surely? So here are the IEEE…
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Top 10 Programming Languages in 2015
Top Programming Languages We previously look at the Top Programming Languages for 2014 and IEEE Spectrum have released the same information for 2015. One interesting thing is that use of C, the oldest of the top five languages, is increasing. You can read the full article at The 2015 top ten programming languages including how…
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Product Development – what they don’t tell you
Product Development As a process, Product Development can be handled a number of different ways. And if your product only requires input from a single technical discipline which you are very experienced in, then you can usually predict everything you need to do and just make sure it all happens the right way. But if…
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Software Languages
Top Programming Languages A recent survey of the most used Software Languages, also known as the Top Programming Languages, Â has revealed what most would have guessed as to the most popular Software Development Languages in use. The survey was published on IEEE Spectrum and usefully allows you to look at the statistics for four types…
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iAwards 2014
iAwards The iAwards are an annual celebration of Innovation in driving economic growth in Victoria. This year we were pleased to see one of our clients, Rectifier Technologies Pacific, nominate for an award. They were encouraged to do so and I was pleased that they followed through on that encouragement. iAwards Winners 2014 The…
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Electronics Design: Technology Selection
Technology Selection Before we look at how to choose a Technology, what does Technology mean? In very general terms, Technology is understanding how stuff works and how to get it to do what you want. There is lots of different stuff available. In the case of Electronics Design this stuff is the type of Electronics…
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Software Estimation
Estimating Software Development This is actually a huge topic so I am just going to touch on some high level points. What prompted me to start writing on this topic is a recent conversation with a client and a cartoon I came across at Gizmodo about what happens when your Boss Estimates Software. The…
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Embedded Development: The Interview Part 2
Embedded Development This is the second in a series of interviews between Ray Keefe of Successful Endeavours and Lance Harvie of People 4 Embedded. Lance is a LinkedIn connection of mine has wanted to do a series of interviews with Embedded Developers to go over issues, tips and career advice from those of us who…