Embedded Systems Dictionary by Jack Ganssle (4-Jan-2003) Paperback

by Jack G. Ganssle

This technical dictionary defines the 2,500 most-used words in the embedded systems field, with over 4,500 entries and cross-references. Designed to serve both the technical and non-technical audience, this book defines advanced terms in two steps. The fi

Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

He started, developed and sold three electronics companies; including one of the world's leading producers of embedded development tools.

He developed or managed the development of over 100 embedded products, including in-circuit emulators, underwater navigation equipment (some used to recover Space Shuttle Challenger's wreckage), steel thickness gauges, near-IR protein measurement instruments, the White House security system, compilers, colorimeters, numerous classified Government systems... and even one device that analyzed cow poop!

Reviews

[Nkavvadias · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book has exceeded my expectations by far. Compared to other CS/EE dictionaries, this one beats them hands down. It is a tour de force, and as a reviewer said this dictionary is "irreverent but never irrelevant". It's one of those books in my library that has a soul.

I still hope for a 2nd edition, albeit both authors lead busy lifes. The definitions in the dictionary have been carefully selected and (seems to me) all of them do still matter. Any new edition will have to be thicker.