Mentor Blogs

Last week I attended the Embedded World show in Nuremberg, Germany. I have been to this event most years and it just seems to get bigger and bigger. I have not seen the latest detailed statistics, but they claim to be the largest embedded exhibition in the world and I think that there is every reason to believe this claim is valid. The event is well organized and the location makes a lot of sense. I … Read More

FPGA, Clean Code, Embedded World, Agile

I am always delighted when I get responses or feedback resulting from postings here. About a month ago, I wrote about the use of Agile for embedded development, which provoked some interesting correspondence. Neil Johnson [from XtremeEDA] commented that, because an embedded system is, by definition, a combination of hardware and software, that requires a cross-functional development team, Agile techniques … Read More

Waterfall, Agile

The Agile methodology has been talked about for some years. To be frank, I have given the matter very little attention - I just had a basic idea of what it was all about. I suppose I had a feeling that the approach was rather chaotic and disorganized, which is at odds with my view of what programming should be like. However, I attended a talk at a conference recently which changed my mind. The presenter … Read More

Waterfall, Agile