Real World Multicore Embedded Systems: Chapter 9. Programming Languages

This chapter presents several different programming languages suitable for developing applications for multicore embedded systems. Writing programs for embedded systems can be very different from writing programs for general-purpose computers. Embedded systems may have resource limitations such as processing and battery power, memory, input/output capabilities and limited operating system functionality. They may have real-time and safety considerations that need to be met. In addition, developing for multicore embedded systems requires the programming language to provide concurrency support. In this chapter, special emphasis is placed on demonstrating features of each language that support efficient development on multicore embedded systems.