# Buzzword Bingo (or: which modern technologies make sense for embedded?)

- Show: [The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast)
- Published: 2024-11-13
- Length: 49m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-11-13-buzzword-bingo-or-which-modern-technologies-make-sense-for-embedded
- Listen: https://agileembeddedpodcast.com/episodes/buzzword-bingo-i_vEzW9s

## Summary

Hosts Jeff Gable and Luca Ingianni evaluate modern development buzzwords for embedded systems, discussing the applicability of web technologies like Kubernetes and Docker, the nuances of CI/CD pipelines, and the practical adoption of Rust and modern C++. They highlight specific tools such as Memfault, Mender, and Renode for observability and simulation, and analyze the role of AI in both device-side machine learning and developer productivity.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-11-13-buzzword-bingo-or-which-modern-technologies-make-sense-for-embedded#t=0) Introduction and Web Tech in IoT
- [4:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-11-13-buzzword-bingo-or-which-modern-technologies-make-sense-for-embedded#t=296) Docker and Immutable Infrastructure
- [13:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-11-13-buzzword-bingo-or-which-modern-technologies-make-sense-for-embedded#t=810) CI, CD, and A/B Testing Methodologies
- [21:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-11-13-buzzword-bingo-or-which-modern-technologies-make-sense-for-embedded#t=1309) API-First Design and TDD
- [26:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-11-13-buzzword-bingo-or-which-modern-technologies-make-sense-for-embedded#t=1568) Rust vs. Modern C++
- [32:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-11-13-buzzword-bingo-or-which-modern-technologies-make-sense-for-embedded#t=1945) Model-Based Development with Simulink
- [32:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-11-13-buzzword-bingo-or-which-modern-technologies-make-sense-for-embedded#t=1945) Observability Tools: Memfault, Mender, and Renode
- [40:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2024-11-13-buzzword-bingo-or-which-modern-technologies-make-sense-for-embedded#t=2425) AI in Devices and Development

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Memfault (tool)
- Mender (tool)
- Renode (tool)
- Simulink (tool)
- Rust (other)
- C++ (other)
- Docker (tool)
- Kubernetes (tool)
- Yocto (tool)
- Buildroot (tool)
- STM Viewer (tool)
- SEGGER (company)
- Jacob Beningo (other)
- Nile Cooling (other)
- Mathworks (company)
- STMicroelectronics (company)
- Bitbucket (tool)
- GitHub (tool)
- GitLab (tool)
- ChatGPT (tool)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [266: Drive off the End of the Universe](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-11-01-266-drive-off-the-end-of-the-universe) (Embedded.fm)
- [#007: AI, Open Source, and the Future of Embedded Development: How Much Code Will We Actually Write?](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/coredump-sessions/2025-04-29-007-ai-open-source-and-the-future-of-embedded-development-how-much-code-will-we) (Coredump Sessions)
- [400: A Really Long Time](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-01-28-400-a-really-long-time) (Embedded.fm)
- [430: Broken Toys All Around Me](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2022-10-13-430-broken-toys-all-around-me) (Embedded.fm)
- [256: Agglomeration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2018-08-16-256-agglomeration) (Embedded.fm)

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