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FIRMWARE UPDATE

Firmware Update is a free, occasional e-mail newsletter written by embedded systems expert Michael Barr and sponsored by Barr Group. The following archived issues are Copyright © 2009-2015; all rights are reserved. Firmware Update is a registered trademark.

State-Sponsored Hacking of Embedded Software (3/11/2015)
Is Google Glass the Future of Wearable Computing? (5/22/2014)
Nested 'switch' Statements or Function-Pointer Arrays? (3/25/2014)
Apple's 'gotofail' SSL was a C Coding Bug (3/5/2014)
Efficient C Tip #13; Automotive Safety (12/17/2013)
Binary Executable Analysis Techniques (10/28/2013)
5 Dangerous Coding Rules vs. 10 Bug-Killing Rules (9/10/2013)
Risks of Real-Time Operating Systems (7/25/2013)
How to Secure Medical Device and Other Embedded System Consumables (3/6/2013)
Variable Naming Rules for Real-World Quantities (2/6/2013)
Computing Your Stack Size (1/4/2013)
Steal This (C/C++ Source) Code (12/8/2012)
How to Combine 'volatile' with 'struct' in C (11/13/2012)
On the Limitations of the C Language (6/6/2012)
Is (uint16_t) -1 Portable C Code? (4/18/2012)
Building Reliable and Secure Embedded Systems (3/13/2012)
Combining C's volatile and const Keywords (1/24/2012)
Are Engineers Insane? (11/8/2011)
Help Wanted: Embedded Software Developers (10/4/2011)
Effective C Tip #9 - Use #warning (9/27/2011)
5 Dangerous Coding Standard Rules (8/30/2011)
Threads vs. State Machines (6/14/2011)
How to Enforce Coding Standards (Automatically) (5/25/2011)
Checksums and CRCs (4/11/2011)
What Belongs in a C .h Header File? (3/22/2011)
Unintended Acceleration and Other Embedded Software Bugs (3/1/2011)
How to Prioritize RTOS Tasks (and Why it Matters) (2/4/2011)
Resolve to Write Better Firmware in the New Year (1/10/2011)
5 More Top Causes of Nasty Firmware Bugs (12/15/2010)
The Sad State of Embedded Software Process (10/28/2010)
Steal This (C/C++ Source) Code (9/7/2010)
3 Things Every Programmer Should Know About RMA (8/13/2010)
Toyota's Image Problem (3/23/2010)
The Top 10 Embedded Software Bugs (2/16/2010)
5 Ways to Make Your C Code Run Faster (1/25/2010)
Is Reliable Multithreaded Software Possible? (1/7/2010)
Mutexes vs Semaphores: Same or Different? (12/14/2009)
5 More Ways to Keep Bugs out of Embedded Software (11/20/2009)
Is Linux Too Bloated for Embedded Systems Use? (10/30/2009)
Steal This (Source) Code! (10/9/2009)
Robust Embedded Software Architecture in Five Easy Steps (9/18/2009)
They Say We Landed a Man on the Moon (8/31/2009)
Real Men Program in C (8/10/2009)