Stephen A. Edwards graduated in 1997 with a Ph.D. from Berkeley and is currently working in Synopsys' Advanced Technology Group. He is the author of the book Languages for Digital Embedded Systems, ...

A programming language that is included in an application. Examples of embedded languages are VBA for Microsoft applications and various versions of LISP in programs such as Emacs and AutoCAD. An ...

The Ada programming language was born in the mid-1970s, when the US Department of Defense (DoD) and the UK’s Ministry Of Defence sought to replace the hundreds of specialized programming languages ...

Kozio, a provider of in-system diagnostics, has announcedValidationAssistant, a unified, interactive, embedded-hardware verificationenvironment that simplifies hardware control, automates test ...

Popular scripting language Ruby is branching out into embedded applications, with an Mruby version of the language. But the main Ruby variant is viewed by its founder as needing only minor ...

Structures (or “structs” in C) allow you to group several related variables and treat them as one unit. They are a mechanism for extending the type system of the C language by introducing user-defined ...

The C/C++ programming languages have long dominated the embedded systems industry, with very few other languages being able to find a foothold. While languages such as Java and Ada have certainly ...

The annual show for the embedded electronics supply chain showcased many innovations in edge AI and connected, intelligent systems that can perceive and act in real time.

The US government’s report on unsafe programming languages has sparked significant discussions within the software development community. The report highlights the vulnerabilities associated with ...

Editor’s Note: Excerpted from their book Domain Specific Modeling: Enabling Full Code Generation, the authors use a fictitious machine to machine-based home automation model to demonstrate the ...

One of the biggest dreams anyone has is to make a living doing what they love. For all hackers, makers, and DIYers with a passion for embedded systems, it may make sense initially to pursue embedded ...