Scalable Programming for Low-Power Platforms: Balancing Power and Performance

Scalable Programming for Low-Power Platforms is the perfect handbook for architects, developers and designers in teaching how to write scalable software that balances performance with power. Use-case studies and code examples cover the range from operating systems to applications to device drivers. Readers learn strategies and best practices for developing better-optimized software that is targeted to run in any low power platform, beginning with an invaluable primer on the unique challenges with writing software for low-power applications, and finishing with a look ahead to emerging areas, such as wearable- and flex-screen devices.