Embedded Muse 76 Copyright 2002 TGG October 16, 2002

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CONTENTS:
- Editor�s Notes
- Embedded Seminars
- ESC and SD Double Header
- Jobs
- Thought for the Week
- About The Embedded Muse

Editor�s Notes

What awful economic times! I can�t pick up a paper without reading of massive layoffs. The embedded world is suffering more than most since so much of it revolves around datacom and telecom, which are two of the hardest-hit industries in this recession.

In my October column in Embedded Systems Programming (http://embedded.com/story/OEG20020926S0063) I mentioned a CAD program named Designworks Lite (http://www.dwlite.com). Quite a few readers wrote in to say that EAGLE (http://www.cadsoftusa.com/) is also a great and cheap CAD program. I haven�t used it, but have never had so many people write about one product. What a loyal following! It sounds like another winner.

Software Development Magazine�s most recent issue (November 2002) has a salary survey for software folks. Check it out or catch it online at http://www.sdmagazine.com/documents/s=7664/sdm0211a/sdm0211a.html. Bottom line � average programmer salaries in the USA run about $89k.

Embedded Seminars

I�ll be presenting my Better Firmware Faster seminar in Irvine, CA on December 4 and Dallas, TX on December 6. See https://www.ganssle.com/classes.htm for more information. This is the only non-vendor class around that shows practical, hard-hitting ways to get your products out much faster with fewer bugs. The crummy economy is putting pressure on all developers� come and learn the tricks you need to be more efficient.

I often do this seminar on-site, for companies with ten or more embedded folks who�d like to learn more efficient ways to build firmware. See https://www.ganssle.com/onsite.htm.

ESC and SD Double Header

This year�s Embedded Systems Conference in Boston runs November 18-21 at the Hynes Convention Center. I�m giving two talks (Managing Embedded Projects, and Really Real Time), and will be running a shop talk as well. Please stop in and say hello. There�s more info at http://www.esconline.com/.

And this year the SD (Software Development) Conference runs in the same location at the same time. This is too good to miss � two conventions in one. SD runs November 18-22, also at the Hynes Convention Center. See http://www.sdexpo.com/ for details.

Jobs

Thought for the Week

Check out:
http://www.plexus-technologies.com/FunStuff/Movies/movies_we'd_like_to_see.shtml

Fun movies we�d like to see. Included:
- Indiana Jones and the Processor of Doom
- Commando Engineer
- Force 10 from Silicon
And more. It�s worth a gander.