Article describes Ubicom IP3023 processor. It appears to have built-in Ethernet interface, USB controller, PCI and ISA bus interfaces, PCMCIA slot, synchronous DRAM controller, set of UARTs, etc., but does it all by software. Embedded.com.
Seasoned programmer Thomas Niemann thinks the increasingly widespread use of object-oriented programming in embedded development is largely unwarranted. Followed by a contrary view from the technical editor of Embedded Systems Programming.
Accelerated Technology, and MCCI integrate Nucleus RTOS and protocol stacks from Mentor Graphics with MCCI USB Data Pump firmware package for multifunction USB peripherals such as keyboards, joysticks, printers. [Embedded.com]
C, most popular of all embedded languages, may be fun and efficient, but is a horrible language, with little to help make correct programs; a disaster, bizarre hodgepodge meant to give far too much control over computer. [Embedded.com]