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Fake Cash-Out Apps: Too good to be true?

Many of us play games on our phones… in my case, it’s a small number of brain-exercisers, which I play just for the fun of them. But recently, I’ve noticed that I’m being barraged with adverts for games that promise … Continue reading

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Embedded World 2024 – Call for Papers!

Following on from the success of the MISRA track at previous editions of the embedded world Exhibition & Conference, MISRA is pleased to announce the continuation of this collaboration into 2024: The embedded world Conference in collaboration with MISRA is … Continue reading

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Publication of MISRA C:2023… Happy 25th Anniversary!

As Chairman of the MISRA C Working Group, I am pleased to announce the release of MISRA C:2023 (MISRA C Third edition, Second revision). This is a further update which incorporates Amendments 2, 3 and 4 (AMD2, AMD3, AMD4) and … Continue reading

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Leadership Dimensions – Authenticity

Background Regular readers will know that I have already self-assessed as having met the required standard in four of the the forty-nine Leadership Components identified by the Institution of Leadership & Management (InstLM): No.01 Authenticity: Self Awareness No.12 Vision: Future … Continue reading

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“Ready to lead: Be resilient, agile and future-ready”

Sometimes, the pitfalls of being a Member (or Fellow) of a Professional Body is that you get bombarded with lots of emails… most of which have limited applicability. But hot on the heels of carrying out my L&M self-assessment, I … Continue reading

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Leadership & Management – Self Assessment

Over the years, for my CPD I have very-much focussed on the technical aspects of my job and roles… despite increasing my leadership and management focus. Recently, I decided that this should change, and I needed to re-assess my L&M … Continue reading

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Worshipful Company of Information Technologists

As birthday presents go, this is right up there: I am pleased and honoured to be able to announce that at Monday’s Court meeting, my Election to the #Freedom of the Worshipful Company of Information Technologists was approved. My thanks … Continue reading

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MISRA C:2012 TC2

As chairman of the MISRA C Working Group, I am pleased to announce that MISRA C:2012 Technical Corrigendum 2 has been published. This update is compatible with: MISRA C:2012 (3rd Edition, 1st Revision) as further revised by Amendment 2 MISRA … Continue reading

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BSI IST/15

I have, this morning, been advised that I have been appointed as Chair of BSI‘s IST/15 Software and Systems Engineering Committee. BSI IST/15 is the UK mirror to ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7 Software and Systems Engineering, and the role as … Continue reading

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Embedded World 2022

An important announcement from the Embedded World team: To accommodate the wishes of the industry and also give all participants the opportunity to plan with confidence, we decided to postpone embedded world 2022 inclusively the both accompanying conferences embedded world … Continue reading

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