One of the most valuable skills an engineer can develop is also one of the least discussed: the ability to properly define a problem before attempting to solve it.
Yet this is precisely where many debugging efforts begin to go wrong.
The software industry is witnessing one of its biggest transformations. AI can now generate functions, classes, scripts, and even entire applications in seconds. Tasks that once took hours can now be completed with a prompt.
But there is one thing AI cannot do reliably:
The Embedded Linux ecosystem continues to evolve rapidly, driven by advancements in kernel development, the growing adoption of RISC-V, and the increasing demand for Edge AI and IoT solutions. Here’s a quick roundup of some of the key developments shaping the Linux and embedded systems landscape this month.
Every day there is a new AI model, a new tool, a new framework, or a new company promising to automate yet another piece of work. Most engineers are watching this happen and asking themselves a difficult question:
Every year, thousands of engineers decide, “I’m going to learn Linux Kernel / Drivers on my own.” They start: Scouting for books, Bookmark tutorials, Watch videos, Use AI… For a few days, they feel productive, feel they have got all the required information And then? Slowly they start to see:
Artificial Intelligence is writing code.
AI tools are debugging faster.
Automation is increasing.
So it’s natural for embedded engineers to ask: “Is embedded engineering still a safe career in the age of AI?”
Softdel signs TECH VEDA for delivering corporate training program on Embedded Linux. Softdel becomes our 49th client.
This article provides a deep dive into the major scheduler classes, their unique design goals, and the management utilities powering the system.
sched_ext is not a scheduler; it’s a framework that securely connects custom BPF programs to the core kernel. Its architecture consists of four distinct layers that separate responsibilities cleanly.
For decades, general-purpose schedulers like CFS and EEVDF, powered everything from phones to supercomputers. But with complex hardware and specialized software, the “one-size-fits-all” scheduling model began to crack. This tension set the stage for sched_ext.
In this final installment of our series, we synthesize our exploration of diverse Linux boot processes by examining two critical, cross-platform themes: securing the chain of trust and ensuring system resiliency through atomic updates
Beyond PCs and general-purpose embedded systems lie platforms where the Linux boot process has been specialized to an extreme degree. In this installment, we explore three of these unique environments
