Entitled, "Ten Ways To Make Your Software Hard to Port", this presentation will be an informative look at the pitfalls and traps that exist for the unwary. Based on the many years of embedded software development projects that Pebble Bay have undertaken for leading technology companies around the world, this presentation will share a wealth of experience and understanding.
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"Developing software for embedded systems always involves an awareness of the environment in which it’s going to run – including the hardware, and the operating system," said Ian Willats, Managing Director of Pebble Bay. "However, many embedded products and systems do need to be moved to new hardware or a different operating system during their lifetime. This may be to improve performance, or to overcome obsolescence to extend the life of the product. This presentation will help engineers plan ahead to avoid limitations and other issues that may well prove costly in the longer-term.
UK-based Pebble Bay is a business that helps companies build and improve all kinds of products based on microprocessors. Since the company's launch seven years ago, Pebble Bay has become a respected leader in the development of board support packages and hardware-software interfacing, working with companies around the world. With extensive knowledge and experience of a broad range of RTOS's, Linux and Windows based OS's and a thorough understanding of microprocessor-based hardware, the Pebble Bay team has become a valuable resource to the worldwide embedded systems industry.
"While it’s important for software to be developed in awareness of its environment, it’s all too easy to develop it so that it becomes locked to its environment and hard to port," said Ian Willats of Pebble Bay. “There are several pitfalls and traps for the unwary that can make software hard to port and this presentation will cover some favourites based on the extensive experience of the Pebble Bay team."
Ian Willats’ presentation will touch on such issues as byte order, data types, the use of assembly code, compiler issues, the use of structures and coding standards. Delegates will also have the chance to ask specific questions and discuss relevant issues.
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About Pebble Bay
Pebble Bay helps businesses build and improve all kinds of products based on microprocessors. The company helps their customers to get the best out of their design by focusing on the software building blocks that support the application. Clients trust Pebble Bay’s team of specialists and project managers to solve embedded software problems across a wide variety of industries and applications. This enables new products to be delivered to market quicker and existing products to be enhanced and improved.
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