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New Series · State-Time

Principia Embedded: Musings on State-Time

A multi-part series on state, time, scheduling, cooperative execution, protothreads, and the engineering tradeoffs hidden inside “simple” embedded firmware.

State-Time · Part 1

Principia Embedded: Musings on State-Time

Embedded systems are not just processing logic — they are coordinating time.

Originally published on LinkedIn · May 4, 2026

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State-Time · Part 2

Principia Embedded: More Musings on State-Time

Complexity never disappears. It changes form — and over time, it expresses itself as entropy.

Originally published on LinkedIn · May 7, 2026

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State-Time · Part 3

Principia Embedded: Still More Musings on State-Time

A coffee-maker example that walks from blocking loops to explicit state and shared time.

Originally published on LinkedIn · May 11, 2026

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State-Time · Part 4

Principia Embedded: Strings in State-Time

Protothreads, Duff’s Device, and when execution flow begins to carry state.

Originally published on LinkedIn · May 14, 2026

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Featured · Project Inheritance

On Project Inheritance: Verify the Foundation

When code meets metal, do not assume the foundation is solid. Verify the current state before building on it.

Originally published on LinkedIn · May 2026

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Mechanical Audit

The Odometer of Inherited Code

A mechanical audit gives inherited embedded code a real mileage reading.

Originally published on LinkedIn · May 2026

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Code Quality

Separating Signal From Noise

Minimizing warnings is not cosmetic; it is engineering risk reduction.

Originally published on LinkedIn · Apr 20, 2026

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Code Review

Why I Start with the Grinder

Quiet builds, static analysis, and mechanical audits reveal the real foundation.

Originally published on LinkedIn · Apr 23, 2026

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Standards

The Human Grinder

Coding standards turn tribal knowledge into transferable engineering practice.

Originally published on LinkedIn · Apr 27, 2026

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Risk Management

When the Plan Laughs Back

Single-sourced silicon risk, contingency planning, and practical embedded project survival.

Originally published on LinkedIn · Apr 28, 2026

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