As a software developer, time management is crucial to your success. With so many tasks and deadlines, it can be challenging to stay organized and on track. That’s why having a solid time management strategy is key. Not only does it help increase productivity, but it also reduces stress,...

In today’s fast-paced and competitive work environment, managing time effectively is more important than ever. As a software developer, you likely have a long list of tasks to complete and deadlines to meet, making it essential to make the most of your time. The good news is that there...

Include the right version right in your repo; provide a custom command to update CPM.cmake — example Setup cmake_modules path — example CMake Best Practices CMake is a cross-platform build system that can be used to build, test, and package software projects. One of the most powerful features of...

CMake is an open-source, cross-platform build system that helps developers to manage their projects and build them on different platforms. It is widely used in the software development community, especially for C and C++ projects. In this blog post, we will explore how to use CMake effectively to manage...

C++17 is a version of the C++ programming language that was standardized in 2017, and adds additonal new features and improvements to what is considered “modern C++”. Some major new features that I have really loved in C++17 include: In embedded systems, support for C++17 will depend on the...

I recently had the opportunity, or the critical need rather, to optimize the boot time of some applications on an iMX6ULL processor. For anyone unfamiliar with this processor, it is a single core ARM processor running a Cortex-A7 core at up to 900 MHz. It provides a number of...

Generating a kernel configuration fragment is a common task in kernel development when working with the Yocto Project. Configuration fragments are extremely useful to define groups of kernel configuration options that you can then reuse between projects simply by adding the fragment to your kernel bbappend file. For example,...

Explore how to automate your release generation for C++ projects using Bitbucket pipelines....

When you think of a great developer, I’m sure someone who writes good comments often is not at the top of the list. However, writing good comments is one of the most important skills a developer can have. Good comments not only help you understand your code better, but...