10 Pillars of Modern Embedded: Pillar 7 Emergent, Intentional Architecture
Good architecture is both craft and science. There are a variety of patterns and techniques that encourage building code that is malleable, reliable, and maintainable. The architecture emerges as you apply these and learn more about the system. It breaks things down into small cohesive elements that express intention about what they do.
Making Your Code Easy to Read
Making code easy to read is not only a kindness shown to your fellow developers, but also to future you! If you read our previous post in this series, you should know the basics on how to read code and the important things to look out for…
I’ve been using Markdown all this time??
Sometimes you need something lightweight for text files that doesn’t require all the fancy tools and formatting that is offered by other languages, such as HTML – but is still […]
Three Suggestions for Successful Code Reviews
We’ve all been a part of bad code reviews. Both as the developer and as the reviewer. If you haven’t, you’re extremely lucky! Code approved with zero comments seconds after […]
3 Steps to Reading New Code
Approaching Code For The First Time Whether you are approaching a code base for the first time or you are doing a code review for another developer, reading code may […]
Choosing an embedded development board
Choosing a first development board can be daunting with so many choices. Here are some examples to give you an idea of what you could consider for your first board. […]
I want to write my first embedded program. Where do I start?
The boom in the Internet of Things (IoT) commercial devices and hobbyist platforms like the Raspberry Pi and Arduino have created a lot of options, offering inexpensive platforms with easy […]
3 Lessons for Engineers Communicating With Customers
Before working with Dojo Five, I had worked with teammates from different backgrounds, but never met or talked with customers. There’s more to it than status updates. Your customers may […]
Three Tips For New Engineers
With a bachelor in Electrical Engineering and a few coding experiences, I started my job at Dojo Five. What’s waiting for me were demos and releases that surprised me with […]
In A NutSHELL: Uses in CI/CD and Docker
What is shell? What is bash? Shell is a program for the user to interact with an operating system. The terminal window on Linux or macOS has the shell which […]
DMA Controllers: the Underutilized Workforce
Direct Memory Access (DMA) controllers can vastly improve performance on resource-limited systems, a very common attribute of many embedded systems. As demands of embedded systems are growing all the time, […]
How to manage WebHooks through Code
While simple at first, webhooks can become a hassle if you have products that use a good number of them and you have to keep them up to date. Here […]