I was currently working on a firmware project that I only joined after most of the code had already been written. Since I hadn't participated in the development of the firmware modules implemented up to that point, and therefore ...

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01/14/2017

The word "documentation" often makes people shy away. Creating, reading, or searching for documentation – usually not a very enjoyable task. Yet documentation is necessary and important. The goal is to minimize the effort. ...

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How are requirements and architecture related? What is contained in the requirements and what in the architecture? And how do architecture and requirements interact? In this article, I describe this relationship and introduce the SYSMOD ZIGZAG pattern. What and ...

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Why on earth did we decide that way back then? Who hasn't wondered during development what the basis was for an architectural decision? When developing complex systems, decisions about... ...

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04/21/2015

No one can see into the future. But that's precisely the task in development projects. In a development project, we want to develop a product while adhering to the budget and schedule. And there are countless aspects to consider in a project. ...

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04/02/2015

„"In conquering space, two problems must be solved: gravity and red tape. We would have managed gravity." Wernher von Braun. Anyone working as an engineer in development understands the humor of this quote. ...

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