Embedded Systems
Embedded Systems Feature Articles
Low-Cost, Low-Power Servers Begin Their Ascent
As the cloud is quickly demonstrating, small, seemingly underpowered servers are quite enough for most development tasks. Buying one of these low-cost, low-power units makes clear how much developer-friendlier they are than datacenter solutions
The Best of 2011
The most popular articles of last year from Dr. Dobb's, plus some additional pieces picked out for your thoughtful consideration by our staff
Booting an Intel Architecture System, Part I: Early Initialization
The boot sequence today is far more complex than it was even a decade ago. Here's a detailed, low-level, step-by-step walkthrough of the boot up.
x86 Faces Unexpected RISC Competition
After routing its RISC competitors, the x86 architecture is suddenly facing an unexpected and potent challenger: ARM
Project of the Month: Automating iOS Application GUI Testing With FoneMonkey
Recording and capturing keystrokes for testing and validation of the iPhone and iPad UI is finally available as an open-source tool
Embedded Systems News
Tizen OS Preview Debuts At Alpha
New Linux-based OS targeted at smart TVs, netbooks, and in-vehicle information systems
Capacitive Coupling Demo
AT&T Opens Developer Gateway To U-Verse TV
Telecom giant announces largely standard set of developer tools and services
QNX Navigates Towards HTML5 In-Car Apps
Audi: Cars have become the new mobile platform
Wind River Android UX-Package Emulates Windows
Tools packaged into user experience, connectivity, and medical industry groups
Steering Agile Through A Rally Course
Rally Portfolio Manager navigate Agile development execution
Lua and Ruby Languages Added To ITTIA DB SQL
Dynamic scripting languages help customize apps when code is executed at runtime
BlackBerry SDK 2.0 Plus PlayBook OS 2.0 Developer Beta Out
BlackBerry coder's blog warns NOT designed for consumer use
McObject: Version 4.5 Users Served
eXtremeDB embedded database gains speed
RTOS Launched For Next Generation Aircraft Chipsets
First product to support ARINC specification 653, Part 4 subset
Events of Interest
February 1-3, Miami, FL. DevCon5 Road Show for HTML5 designers and developers.
February 13-16, Santa Clara, CA. Cloud Connect
February 26-29, San Francisco, CA. SPTechCon (Sharepoint Technology Conference)
March 5-6, London, UK. QCon London
March 5-9, San Francisco, CA. Game Developers Conference
March 24-28, San Jose, CA. CGO '12. 10th Annual IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Code Generation and Optimization.
March 25-30, Potsdam, Germany. AOSD '12. Aspect-oriented Software Development.
March 26-29, Reston, VA. EclipseCon 2012.
April 2-4, San Francisco, CA. O'Reilly Where Conference
May 14-17, Bay Area, California. AnDevCon III (Android Developer Conference)
May 29-31, Fluent 2012: JavaScript and Beyond, San Francisco, CA.
June 4-6, Nashville, Tennessee.Magic Software Users Conference
June 11-14, Orlando, FL. Microsoft Tech-Ed
June 18-20, New York, NY. QCon New York
June 27-29, San Francisco, CA. Goole I/O Conference
July 16-20, Portland, OR. OSCON
September 23-25, St Louis, MO. StrangeLoop
September 30 - Oct 4, San Francisco, CA. JavaOne
October 22-24, San Francisco, CA. Windows Phone DevCon
October 24-25, New York City. The Strata Conference
November 7-9, San Francisco, CA. QCon
Best of the Web
How Debuggers Work
A detailed series of articles explaining how debuggers work their magic.
Custom Development Becoming Key Strategic Differentiator
At financial services firms, developers rule once again!
Learn Git Fast
A series of approachable, to-the-point tutorials on how to use Git.
A Layman's Introduction to Formal Grammar
For an easy-to-understand explanation of formal grammar in one concise essay, start with this.
A Deep Look at Font Rasterization
How fonts are rasterized and optimized for display (with an emphasis on open source tools).
