There is often pressure on embedded software developers to develop “good software” or “good code.” The problem is the idea of good code is often subjective. What I consider to be good code might be ...

MathWorks announced Release 2026a (R2026a) of the MATLAB® and Simulink® product families today, introducing new AI capabilities for embedded systems development. R2026a introduces Simulink® Copilot to ...

At CES 2024, a French startup is presenting the notion of frugal code in embedded software by identifying and quantifying the optimization potential of the code. WedoLow, a spinoff from three research ...

Embedded system licensing is the combination of hardware and software into a single offering, converting traditional hardware vendors into innovative software vendors. This enables manufacturers of ...

In the world of embedded systems, the language debate is alive and well. For years, C has dominated this space, its minimalistic design and low-level control giving embedded engineers the tools to ...

Swedish tool developer Atollic has launched a version of ts TrueSTUDIO development environment for embedded C and C++ that includes code testing and test quality measurement features as standard. The ...

Security issues go beyond buffer overflows. How standards help with commonly exploited weaknesses. Improving code quality and safety with code-analysis tools. On the other hand, as Code Red caused ...

Many developers employ code coverage tools but handle requirements coverage in an ad hoc fashion. This often parallels their system design approach, which often follows informal methodologies, if any.

The problem here is not necessarily an input validation problem. Thesystem call's function is to execute a command specified in a string.The problem, in this case, is the context of the call. The ...