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+title: "What we've been reading in April (2024)"
+author: tyler
+tags: [roundup]
+---
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+Here are the articles, videos, and tools that we've been excited about this
+April.
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+
+What have you been reading? Share in the comments or
+[on the Interrupt Slack](https://interrupt-slack.herokuapp.com/).
+
+## Articles & Learning
+
+- [**Renode: Easy CI for your Weird Hardware - Sean Cross - YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuDlYbwVF0g)<br>
+  A great video from FOSSASIA ’22 that covers the basics of emulators, what
+  they’re useful for, and the Renode emulator and its capabilities. — Eric
+
+- [**Visual Studio Code for C/C++ with ARM Cortex-M: Part 7 – FreeRTOS | MCU on Eclipse**](https://mcuoneclipse.com/2021/06/02/visual-studio-code-for-c-c-with-arm-cortex-m-part-7-freertos/)<br>
+  Enabling FreeRTOS awareness when debugging in Visual Studio Code. — Noah
+
+- [**What are random numbers and how they are managed on Linux? - sergioprado.blog**](https://sergioprado.blog/what-are-random-numbers-and-how-they-are-managed-on-linux/)<br>
+  Great overview of how randomness is generated in computing systems, with a
+  deep dive on random number generation on Linux. — Gilly
+
+- [**midipix**](https://www.midipix.org/)<br> Project to bring POSIX natively to
+  Windows. (No cygwin, mingw or wsl hoops!) — Jonathen Beri
+
+- [**Speeding Up C++ Build Times | Figma Blog**](https://www.figma.com/blog/speeding-up-build-times/)<br>
+  Interesting article looking at uncached C++ build time speedups. (Spoiler,
+  it's the headers :face_exhaling: ) — Noah
+
+- [**Diving Into Zephyr's New Hardware Model // Zephyr Tech Talk #014 - YouTube**](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQC3EcFqDkc)<br>
+  Great walkthrough of the new Zephyr hardware model. (We posted a link to a
+  live talk about this on the February blogroll; it's also a great watch!)
+  Definitely check it out if you're working on (or interested in!) Zephyr
+  projects. — Noah
+
+### For video game fans
+
+- [**Inside the Super Nintendo cartridges**](https://fabiensanglard.net/snes_carts/index.html)<br>
+  A neat look at the hardware inside SNES cartridges. — Eric
+
+- [**How to cheat at Super Mario Maker and get away with it for years | Ars Technica**](https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2024/04/how-to-cheat-at-super-mario-maker-and-get-away-with-it-for-years/)<br>
+  A bit less technical and more on the fun side, but interesting look at Tool
+  Assisted Speedrun (TAS) technique + hardware applied to the Wii U for Super
+  Mario Maker. — Eric
+
+- [**Real gaming router | KittenLabs**](https://kittenlabs.de/real-gaming-router/)<br>
+  Hacking a wireless router to play GTA: Vice City by wiring in an external PCIe
+  graphics card, quite a journey! — Noah
+
+## Projects & Tools
+
+- [**BabbleSim | A physical layer simulator**](https://babblesim.github.io/)<br>
+  A physical layer simulator to develop, test, and debub shared medium networks.
+  E.g. simulate a 2.4GHz BLE link between two simulated devices. — François
+
+- [**elcritch/nesper: Program the ESP32 with Nim! Wrappers around ESP-IDF API's.**](https://github.com/elcritch/nesper)<br>
+  Program ESP32 chips with the Nim programming language. — Noah
+
+## News & Announcements
+
+- [**State of IoT Software Development Report | A Benchmark Report for Embedded Teams and Leaders**](https://memfault.com/iot-software-development-report/?utm_campaign=IoT%20Benchmark%20Report&utm_source=Interrupt&utm_medium=Roundup)<br>
+  A new report based on research with 783 people personally involved in
+  developing IoT products and/or embedded electronic systems. Use it to
+  benchmark your project costs, deadlines, and resources against industry norms.
+
+## Upcoming Events
+
+- [**April 29 - May 3 | Embedded Online Conference - Register/Login**](https://embeddedonlineconference.com/register.php)<br>
+  The Embedded Online Conference is back and includes a talk on **GDB Deep
+  Dive** with Memfault’s own Gillian Minnehan that you can
+  [watch for _free_ by clicking here](https://embeddedonlineconference.com/freesession/GDB_Deep_Dive.php).
+  If you use promo code `Memfault2024` by May 10th you'll receive a $100
+  discount on the paid pass, giving you access to the full conference and
+  archives for one year!
+  [Register here](https://embeddedonlineconference.com/register.php).
+
+- [**May 7 | IoT Experts Have Their Say on the State of IoT Software**](https://go.memfault.com/state-of-iot-software-panel-discussion?utm_campaign=State%20of%20IoT&utm_source=Interrupt&utm_medium=Roundup)<br>
+  A panel discussion hosted by François with engineering and technology leaders
+  from Samsara, T-Mobile, Nordic Semiconductor, and Ovyl.
+
+- [**May 28 & May 29 | Buy Tickets - Hardware Pioneers Max**](https://www.hardwarepioneers.com/buy-tickets)<br>
+  Hardware Pioneers is the UK's largest exhibition and conference dedicated to
+  cutting-edge technologies, solutions, and tools for innovation-driven
+  engineering teams. Memfault will be exhibiting from May 28-29 at **Stand
+  #D8** - be sure to swing by for a custom demo featuring our latest product
+  developments and limited edition swag! Use the promo code `SPEX50` for a 50%
+  discount applicable to both Standard and Premium tickets.
+  [Get your tickets](https://www.hardwarepioneers.com/buy-tickets).