Arguing about which programming language is the best one is a favorite pastime among software developers. The tricky part, of course, is defining a set of criteria for "best." With software ...

A recent EDN article dealt with a number of programming tips for embedded microcontrollers. One of those tips, using state machines, is a programming approach that is especially useful, yet probably ...

Most embedded systems are reactive by nature. They measure certain properties of their environment with sensors and react on changes. For example, they display something, move a motor, or send a ...

Inductive logic programming (ILP) and machine learning together represent a powerful synthesis of symbolic reasoning and statistical inference. ILP focuses on deriving interpretable logic rules from ...

Computer scientists hacked an electronic voting machine and stole votes using a malicious programming approach that had not been invented when the voting machine was designed. The scientists employed ...

When Sofya Akhmametyeva (MSR ‘17) arrived at Northwestern Engineering’s Master of Science in Robotics (MSR) program in 2015, her goal was straightforward. She wanted to apply machine learning to ...

35-year-old programming language C++ is undergoing a revival, according to Tiobe Software, which says it is the fastest growing language of any right now. C++ is "doing very well", Tiobe CEO Paul ...

GibbsCAM simulates the Mori Seiki NZ machining a tapping tool. At the top is the full view of three turrets working on two spindles simultaneously. Bottom views show the left and bottom turrets ...