Consumer embedded devices are becoming increasingly loaded with a range of diverse software applications and device drivers in response to end-user multitasking demands. The most apparent example of ...

I recently presented arguments for and against using dynamic memory allocation in C and C++ programs. 1 I do agree that truly safety-critical systems should avoid using dynamic allocation because the ...

Poor memory-management practices have been the cause of over 70% of the vulnerabilities found in today’s software. This can lead to a host of problems from programs that fail or degrade to providing ...