Software industry experts say that the long-awaited move away from “roll your own” embedded operating systems is finally happening. As it begins, however, the great migration is yielding an unexpected ...

Concurrent Computer Corp.'s new RedHawk Embedded Linux is a development environment for multicore-based single-board computers that features the NightStar suite of debugging, analysis and optimization ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Debuggers are essential tools for software engineers working on Linux, enabling them to identify and fix bugs efficiently. With a wide range of debuggers available, each offers unique features that ...

If you write code for Linux systems, chances are you will have used the venerable GNU Debugger (GDB). Acting as a back end for many GUIs and the interface to various JTAG debugging tools in the ...

As a programmer, I’m aware that I tend to make mistakes — and why not? Even programmers are human. Some errors are detected during code compilation, while others ...

With its upcoming "Feisty Fawn" version of Ubuntu Linux due April 19, Canonical hopes to shed light on what happens when things go wrong. Feisty Fawn, also known as version 7.04, comes with software ...