Embedded Programming with Modern C++ Cookbook

Using C++ for embedded development

For many years, the vast majority of an embedded project was developed using the C programming language. This language perfectly fits the needs of embedded software developers. It provides feature-rich and convenient syntax but at the same time, it is relatively low-level and does not hide platform specifics from developers. 

Due to its versatility, compactness, and the high performance of the compiled code, it became a de facto standard development language in the embedded world. Compilers for the C language exist for most, if not all, architectures; they are optimized to generate machine code that is more efficient than those that are written manually.

Over time, the complexity of embedded systems increased ...