# 191: What, Yogurt!?!

- Show: [Embedded.fm](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm)
- Published: 2017-03-15
- Length: 1h 06m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-03-15-191-what-yogurt
- Listen: https://makingembeddedsystems.libsyn.com/191-what-yogurt

## Summary

Hosts Elecia White and Christopher White answer listener emails, covering topics from I2C pitfalls and RTOS choices to advice for students and engineers dealing with legacy code. They discuss the 'March Micro Madness' dev kit tournament, automation in embedded testing, and the challenges of refactoring a 60,000-line monolithic codebase. The episode also includes career advice for undergraduates and a discussion on short stories.

## Chapters

- [0:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-03-15-191-what-yogurt#t=6) Introduction and Party Recap
- [3:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-03-15-191-what-yogurt#t=234) Lightning Round: I2C and RTOS
- [10:21](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-03-15-191-what-yogurt#t=621) Arduino Audience and March Micro Madness
- [16:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-03-15-191-what-yogurt#t=1018) MISRA C and IEEE Ethics
- [25:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-03-15-191-what-yogurt#t=1533) Embedded Automation and Testing
- [31:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-03-15-191-what-yogurt#t=1902) Refactoring Legacy Code
- [42:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-03-15-191-what-yogurt#t=2535) Career Advice for Students
- [53:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-03-15-191-what-yogurt#t=3206) Senior Project and Certifications
- [1:00:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2017-03-15-191-what-yogurt#t=3642) Short Stories and Outro

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Arduino (product)
- STM32 (chip)
- ESP32 (chip)
- ESP8266 (chip)
- Raspberry Pi (product)
- IAR (tool)
- Green Hills (tool)
- PikeOS (tool)
- VxWorks (tool)
- ThreadX (tool)
- PC Lint (tool)
- Doxygen (tool)
- IBM Rational Rhapsody (tool)
- Logiciel Elegance (company)

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