The Agile Embedded Podcast

Mar 05 2025 77 ep. 44 mins 147
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Learn how to get your embedded device to market faster AND with higher quality. Join Luca Ingianni and Jeff Gable as they discuss how agile methodologies apply to embedded systems development, with a particular focus on safety-critical industries such as medical devices.

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John Taylor on the Embedded Systems Cookbook

Mar 05 2025 44 mins  
John Taylor returns to the podcast to discuss his new book "The Embedded Project Cookbook", co-authored with Wayne Taylor. The book serves as a practical guide for embedded systems development, providing recipes and techniques that John has refined over his 30+ year career. Unlike his previous book "Patterns in the Machine" which focused on software engineering best practices, this

Trunk-based development

Feb 19 2025 50 mins  
In this episode, Jeff and Luca discuss trunk-based development, a software development practice where developers merge their work into the main branch (trunk) frequently - at least daily. They explain how this approach differs from traditional branching models like GitFlow, and address common objections and concerns. The hosts emphasize that while trunk-based development may seem r

QP framework with Mitch English

Jan 15 2025 44 mins  
The episode features a discussion with Mitch English, a product development team lead at Inertia, about using the QP (Quantum Platform) framework for embedded systems development. Mitch and Jeff recently collaborated on a medical device project where they successfully implemented QP. The framework, created by Miro Samek, implements the actor model with active objects running in the

2024 christmas special

Dec 29 2024 43 mins  
Find the video here: https://youtu.be/Zwo1aTElfis In this special episode, Jeff and Luca meet in person for the first time in Munich after 4 years of collaboration! Recording from Luca's mother's living room, they reflect on three years of the Agile Embedded Podcast and share key insights they've gained from their guests, audience, and consulting experiences. They discuss standout

SAFe

Dec 11 2024 42 mins  
In this episode, Luca Ingianni and Jeff Gable discuss SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework for Enterprise), a framework designed to implement agile practices at scale in large organizations. Luca, a certified SAFe Practice Consultant (SPC), provides both explanation and criticism of the framework. The discussion covers how SAFe attempts to coordinate multiple teams through "trains" of diff

Ceedling

Nov 27 2024 47 mins  
In this episode of the Agile Embedded Podcast, we are joined by Mark VanderVoord and Michael Karlesky, creators of the open-source tools Unity, CMock, and Ceedling, which help developers unit test C code. Mark and Michael share their journey of creating these tools, their experiences as open-source maintainers, and insights into the evolving landscape of embedded systems testing.

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

Nov 13 2024 49 mins  
In this episode of the Agile Embedded Podcast, we, Jeff Gable and Luca Ingianni, discuss various modern development buzzwords, techniques, and tools applicable to embedded systems. We cover concepts such as microservices, Docker, Kubernetes, continuous integration, delivery, deployment, A/B testing, API-first design, behavior-driven development, and modern programming languages lik

Exploring Rust for Embedded Systems with Philip Markgraf

Oct 30 2024 50 mins  
In this episode of the Agile Embedded Podcast, hosts Jeff Gable and Luca Ingianni welcome back Philip Markgraf, an experienced software developer and technical leader, to delve into the use of Rust for embedded systems. Philip shares his journey from using C and C++ to adopting Rust, describing the challenges and benefits he encountered along the way. The discussion covers Rust's a

Magic is Bad

Oct 16 2024 41 mins  
In this episode of the Agile Embedded Podcast, hosts Jeff Gable and Luca Ingianni discuss the pitfalls of using overly 'magical' abstractions in software development. They explain how such abstractions, while aiming to simplify complex tasks, can lead to significant problems and risks when they fail or become difficult to work with. The conversation touches on examples like Arduino

Bailey Steinfadt on teaching git to non-developers

Oct 02 2024 39 mins  
In this episode of the Agile Embedded Podcast, hosts Jeff Gable and Luca Ingianni are joined by Bailey Steinfadt, owner of Stonepath Engineering, to discuss her experiences teaching Git and other software tools to non-software engineers. Bailey explains how Git enhances visibility, eases collaboration, and builds trust among teams and clients, especially those new to software devel