Hackaday

C Compiler Exists Entirely In Vim

8cc.vim is a C compiler that exists as pure Vimscript. Is it small? It sure is! How about fast? Absolutely not! Efficient? Also no. But does it work and is it neat? You betcha! Vimscript itself was ...
EDN

mAgic DSP optimization, part 2: Writing C code

Part 1 explains how Atmel used the Target tools to develop a DSP optimized for C programming. In the first part of this two part series, we outlined the main reasons we designed the mAgic DSP ...
Hackaday

c compiler

Older CPUs and some fairly modern microcontrollers are not made to readily support C compilers. Among those are the 1802, some 8-bit PICs, and the 6502 at the heart of the Commodore 64. That’s not to ...
Crowdfund Insider

Lita’s Valida zkVM and Valida C Compiler Toolchain to Foster Better Zero-Knowledge Proof Generation

This week, Lita announced the alpha release of its Valida zkVM and Valida C Compiler Toolchain, enabling faster and more efficient zero-knowledge proof (ZKP) generation. The Valida C Compiler ...
Embedded

Programming embedded systems: Structures in C and CMSIS

Structures (or “structs” in C) allow you to group several related variables and treat them as one unit. They are a mechanism for extending the type system of the C language by introducing user-defined ...
Ars Technica

Program running very slow when compiled with Visual C++ Express

I've been writing this piece of software primarily in Microsoft's Visual Studio C++ 2008 Express. It has been running very slow on my main development machine which granted is only a 2.8 GHz Pentium 4 ...
EDN

C compiler now ISO 26262 qualified

Wind River's Diab compiler has been updated with Renesas RH850 support and the ISO 26262 Qualification Kit. This is in addition to its existing safety certifications for fields such as avionics, ...