Software Engineering

I am a C programmer.

…if you aren’t working on a project where you need to understand the build system, [IDEs] can be extremely useful. But not for me.

In the spirit of teaching grandmothers how to suck eggs, I thought I’d share the habits I’ve developed in using the venerable build tool “make” over the years.

Python isn’t my main language as an embedded software developer, but I use it a lot to create tools and test harnesses for projects.  Here are some of the language and library features I have found most useful over the years.