c_vs_c_the_embedded_perspective

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:09:19 +0000

2016-01-04 - C++ vs C the embedded perspective

i've just got informed that my talk from this year's (pardon – last year's ;)) Code::Dive conference is now available online – C++ vs C the embedded perspective. here's the abstract:

C is commonly “known to be the best choice for embedded”. Many embedded developers consider C++ to be generally slower and generating larger binaries… but is it really so? During the presentation series of case studies will be presented and measured in order to check out how things really are.
Knowing how tools work allows to understand our software better. Even though presentation is focused on embedded software, most of the gained knowledge can be applied to desktop development equally well.
Target audience are C and C++ developers. In-depth knowledge of embedded development is not required to understand the content.

have fun! :)

changing_default_cursor

anonymous@undisclosed.example.com (Anonymous) — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 20:09:19 +0000

2016-01-04 - changing default cursor

i'm usually fine with minor, default X11 settings like fonts and sizes. after recent debian update (debian/testing to be precise) default cursor changed to something about 3x bigger than previous one. it looked just awful and attracted way to much attention than mouse cursor should. since i'm using fluxbox, and apps from many different environments, i've ended up reconfiguring it from the command line:

apt-get install xcursor-themes
update-alternatives --config x-cursor-theme

the one i'm used to is /etc/X11/cursors/core.theme – small, simple and just fine. the whole operation is trivial, but it takes a bit time if you do not know The Answer. hope this will save you some time.

BaSzErr - blog:2016:01:04

c_vs_c_the_embedded_perspective

2016-01-04 - C++ vs C the embedded perspective

changing_default_cursor

2016-01-04 - changing default cursor