kristoffer

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Embedded software/hardware developer

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Comment · 1 month ago
I have three children aged 15-17. My youngest one has shown an interest in becoming an electrician, and I encourage that as I think it is pretty AI safe and in high demand.

My two older and more theoretically oriented children I am not sure what to recommend so I let them find something they are interested in mostly on their own.

Comment · 6 months ago
Well, the backend is native at least.
Comment · 6 months ago
Yes, certainly. I will add that very soon.

It is also possible to download and try yourself without paying (there is a free trial period).

Comment · 6 months ago
I have been building an agentic code IDE (like everybody else :)).

https://syntverk.com

Native cross platform app coded in rust + tauri.

I prefer using it to the other agentic code apps I have used. It has multi tab worktree isolated agents, sandboxed tools, git integration, built in code editor (with inline generation), searchable document support (i.e. upload your docs, datasheet and you or the agent can use them) and even built in local image generation (using stable diffusion and flux schnell) and asset handling for game developers. Oh it also has a remote feature so you can share the gui or deploy it on a server and access it on the go.

Working on adding text to 3d also.

It is a hobby project that has grown quite large. Feel free to try it out.

Comment · 1 year ago
No. Poverty has significantly declined during the 20th century ..
Comment · 2 years ago
"Torvalds wrote the original code for printk, a debugging tool that can pinpoint exact moments where a process crashes"

A debugging tool? I do like printk debugging but I am not sure about that description :-)

Comment · 5 years ago
It is not related to OpenSparc. LEON is a SPARCv8 developed initially by ESA and later by swedish company Gaisler Research.
Comment · 6 years ago
Automotive Grade Linux is pretty much a Linux distribution for infotainment units. It's not about running Linux on ECUs.
Comment · 6 years ago
Well the creator of Snabb lives in Sweden.
Comment · 6 years ago
I have read this post many times and just want to say that I really like it :-). Sounds like great fun.

Unfortunately not a citizen though!

Comment · 6 years ago
Comment · 6 years ago
Well, on e.g. x86 you have "rep stos" instruction which pretty much amounts to memset in HW.

The operation needs to be blocking otherwise you could of course do it without CPU at all (DMA). But you still have to go through the memory controller and actually write each word of memory.

Comment · 7 years ago
I am yet to see a embedded system using Qt that is not upgradeable.

And lots of embedded systems are sold to consumers.

In what way was I "completely wrong"? It seems to me you were the one who was wrong and now are grasping at straws...

Comment · 7 years ago
I think I'm clearly stating my assumptions. GPL3 and LGPL3 requires you to enable the user to replace the GPL/LGPL3 code on your device with the users own version of said code. It does not matter if you link statically.

Now, it would be possible let the user do this and not let it be a problem for your product (in terms of security, reverse engineering, ip theft, etc) but it is more and harder work.

I have used both older version of Qt (LGPL2) without licensing and newer (LGPL3) with licensing in commercial products. The former was not a problem. But using LGPL3 Qt without licensing in a commercial embedded product is a headache (if you are concerned about the problems it might bring), according to me.

Hence, I wish Flutter all the best.

Comment · 7 years ago
You don't agree that you need to provide a way for your customers to replace the Qt libraries? (because that is a fact of LGPL3, read the anti tivoization clause).

Do you see any possible security problems with the above?

Because in reality it means that you give your customers the possibility to run their own code on your hardware. That is a problem for many companies and products.

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