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		<title>Eclipse and NetBeans replacing embedded IDEs (part 3)</title>
		<link>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/06/12/eclipse-and-netbeans-replacing-embedded-ides-part-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/06/12/eclipse-and-netbeans-replacing-embedded-ides-part-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jun 2012 18:38:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Cravotta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Embedded development tools have been migrating to open source IDE platforms. These IDEs provide a similar platform for tool developers, but there are a couple of considerations when choosing which platform to host development tools targeting embedded systems.]]></description>
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		<title>Eclipse and NetBeans replacing embedded IDEs (part 2)</title>
		<link>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/05/17/eclipse-and-netbeans-replacing-embedded-ides-part-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/05/17/eclipse-and-netbeans-replacing-embedded-ides-part-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 22:43:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Cravotta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Embedded development tools have been migrating to open source IDE platforms. There are a number of reasons why embedded development tools have been moving away from home grown IDEs.]]></description>
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		<title>Eclipse and NetBeans replacing embedded IDEs (part 1)</title>
		<link>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/04/25/eclipse-and-netbeans-replacing-embedded-ides-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/04/25/eclipse-and-netbeans-replacing-embedded-ides-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 01:12:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Cravotta</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/?p=721</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Prior to the existence of either the Eclipse or NetBeans open source IDE platforms, embedded development tool providers offered command line tools and their own home-built IDEs. Since 2004, embedded development tools have been migrating to open source IDE platforms.]]></description>
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		<title>Unit test tools and automatic test generation</title>
		<link>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/03/19/unit-test-tools-and-automatic-test-generation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:52:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pitchford</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/?p=706</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the final section of a three part article exploring unit testing including exploring modern test tools and automatic test generation for software including SOUP (software of unknown pedigree).]]></description>
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		<title>Which processor is beginner friendly?</title>
		<link>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/03/14/which-processor-is-beginner-friendly/</link>
		<comments>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/03/14/which-processor-is-beginner-friendly/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2012 20:22:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Cravotta</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/?p=704</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Having access to good application notes, code examples, and a responsive developer community goes a long way to easing the learning curve when adopting a new processor. Which processors provide the best level of developer support and/or are beginner friendly for embedded development?]]></description>
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		<title>Are random numbers a solved function?</title>
		<link>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/03/07/are-random-numbers-a-solved-function/</link>
		<comments>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/03/07/are-random-numbers-a-solved-function/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 20:30:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Cravotta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Software Techniques]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/?p=702</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Random number generators have been used by developers for many decades with varying levels of success and lessons learned about what constitutes a suitable nature of random numbers (think music players selecting random tracks). Are creating and using random numbers a solved function for system developers?]]></description>
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		<title>Do you refactor embedded software?</title>
		<link>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/02/29/do-you-refactor-embedded-software/</link>
		<comments>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/02/29/do-you-refactor-embedded-software/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:58:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Cravotta</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Software refactoring involves modifying the internal structure of software without changing its external behavior. Because embedded software typically has a tighter level of coupling with the target hardware than application software, do you perform software refactoring on embedded software?]]></description>
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		<title>Unit, Regression and System Testing</title>
		<link>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/02/20/unit-regression-and-system-testing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/02/20/unit-regression-and-system-testing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:37:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pitchford</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Simulation & Debugging]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Code Coverage]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[SOUP]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/?p=692</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the second section of a three part article exploring unit testing via regression and system level testing – including SOUP (Software of Unproven Pedigree).]]></description>
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		<title>Are you using Built-in Self Tests?</title>
		<link>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/02/15/are-you-using-built-in-self-tests/</link>
		<comments>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2012/02/15/are-you-using-built-in-self-tests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:42:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Cravotta</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Question of the Week]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robust Design]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Software Techniques]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BIST]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/?p=689</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The opportunity to avoid catastrophic operation of safety critical or high costs systems via use of built-in self tests makes a lot of sense. Is a built-in self test a luxury or necessity for other types of less critical designs? Are you using Built-in Self tests in your designs?]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>17</slash:comments>
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		<title>Unit testing: why bother?</title>
		<link>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2011/10/25/unit-testing-why-bother/</link>
		<comments>http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/2011/10/25/unit-testing-why-bother/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 19:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Pitchford</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.embeddedinsights.com/channels/?p=645</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This is the first section of a three part article exploring unit testing. When do the benefits of unit test outweigh the costs of performing such testing? One trick is to balance the cost of test against the cost of failure, and the overhead of manual test versus the investment cost in automated tools.]]></description>
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