'... a very good balance between the theory and practice of real-time embedded system designs.' —<b>Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino, Ph.D., Research Laboratory, Internet Initiative Japan Inc., IETF IPv6 Operations Working Group (v6ops) co-chair</b> 'A cl<br><br>Develop a working understanding of the common design patterns and program structures of RTOSs so you can create your own standard building blocks. You learn how to decompose an application into units, and how to combine these units with other objects and services to create standard building blocks.