If you are writing a program that has a technical user base, it is a nice touch to make the program scriptable. In fact, you might want to do the hard work in a programming language and then use your ...

Ask embedded programmers what tools they use, and you'll usually find a common thread: C/C++, an integrated development environment (IDE) or their favorite editor/debugger, and a standard library or ...

Embedded script processors and embedded software allow for control of an instrument’s operation locally, rather than running a control program on an external PC and simplifies the process of creating ...

Programmable instruments, which allow creating and storing on-board programs for on-demand execution, have been available in some form for many years. Hardware and programming language improvements ...

Editor’s Note: David Wyban from Keithley Instruments explains how consumers’ demand for higher functionality makes embedded software necessary for next-generation test and measurement instrumentation.

Scripting is a powerful and convenient way to provide programmability for instruments in test and measurement applications. Script-based instruments provide architectural flexibility, improved ...

Hey everybody,<BR><BR>I have been having fun for the last few years rolling my own 'game engine' or rendering framework, robotics simulator, what-have-you. It's not commercial, it's purely for fun. In ...

Bare Bones has released an AppleScript that may be of major importance to some Web developers who depend on their text and HTML editor BBEdit. The script assists with the migration away from the use ...