Why do we need it, when to use it, how to design it (in C++)? Reading time: 5+ minutes The design patterns in most general OOP languages have developed to a vast majority of techniques. In this article I will speak for one of the most important concepts when designing a multi-threading application – the […]
Reading time: 5+ minutes Prerequisites The purpose of this study is to answer the question “Which would be the better build system choice?”. The input conditions are as follows: Target OS for IDE and development: Windows. Compilation of cross platform code (target mostly Linux / Unix like systems). Using GCC, G++ and / or […]
An overview with a bit more about them Introduction SW development is a long and complex process. Even in the simplest components there are bugs sometimes, but once you locate those – you have half the work done. What is interesting: can you design and develop a zero defect versions of bigger and more complex […]
Read time: 20+ minutes Introduction For quite some time we have the world of RTOS solutions developing itself boldly. New distributions of Linux come (and sometimes they are discontinued), the kernel evolves slowly and securely, but many times RTOS systems, that theoretically may be better for your device, come and go without much noise as […]
Read time: 10+ minutes Introduction For quite some time I wanted to make this research for me. We all know some general points about licensing, or at least have heard of GNU GPL, LGPL and few others. Most of the SW developers know at least that the idea of an open source SW is to […]
Reading time: 5 minutes This subject is one of the evergreens in the area of RND. Despite that it is not exactly frequently discussed it is definitely one of the most present parts of the daily work of the SW engineer. For so many years and projects I have seen quite a big number of […]