Available on your favorite podcast <a href="https://tmpdir.org/about/">platform</a>.
In this episode, we reflect on 2025:
<ol>
<li>
Intro and theme
<ul>
<li>Cliff and Khem look back on 2025, focusing on how AI, Zephyr/Yocto, and
tooling changed daily engineering work.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
AI as co-developer
<ul>
<li>Khem shifts from hand-written scripts to delegating tasks to AI as a
co‑developer, not an autonomous agent.</li>
<li>Cliff adopts terminal-first AI tools (Cloud Code, etc.) for Bash, Ansible,
Dockerfiles, and content workflows (newsletter/blog, diagrams).</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Doc Driven Development workflow
<ul>
<li>Cloud Code plugin: Doc Driven Development, part of Cliff’s Claude plugins:
<a href="https://github.com/tmpdir-org/tmpdir-claude-code-marketplace">tmpdir-claude-code-marketplace</a>.</li>
<li>Workflow: write docs → AI generates plan → review → AI generates code,
treating AI like a compiler whose inputs (docs/plans) are versioned.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Zephyr and AI-friendly context
<ul>
<li>Work with Zephyr (and West) keeps BSPs and app code in Git repos, making it
easy for AI tools to see full build context and outperform GUI‑centric MCU
tools with hidden code.</li>
<li>Zephyr is expected to become the default RTOS as capable MCUs remain
inexpensive.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Yoe, Yocto, Jetson, and OTA
<ul>
<li>Jetson Nano and AGX Orin have been added to the Yoe Distribution as
reference platforms with <code>swupdate</code>-based OTA and a rootfs+data
partitioning strategy aimed at real products, not demos.</li>
<li>A rolling-release Yocto model plus meta-tegra’s upstream‑first approach
keeps changes small and manageable.</li>
<li>Staying close to upstream and ensuring BSP changes land there first is
called out as key to long-term maintainability of embedded products.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Kas and project structure
<ul>
<li>The Yoe Distro is migrating from shell-based project definitions to Kas for
more structured, composable project descriptions and easier
reuse/inheritance.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Editor and shell stack
<ul>
<li>Helix editor: <a href="https://github.com/helix-editor/helix">helix</a>.</li>
<li>Yazi file manager: <a href="https://github.com/sxyazi/yazi">yazi</a> or org:
<a href="https://github.com/yazi-rs">yazi-rs</a>.</li>
<li>Lazygit: <a href="https://github.com/jesseduffield/lazygit">lazygit</a>.</li>
<li>Zellij terminal workspace: <a href="https://github.com/zellij-org/zellij">zellij</a>.</li>
<li>Cliff standardizes on Helix plus Yazi, Lazygit, and Zellij for a fast
terminal environment; Khem aliases <code>vi</code> to Helix after finding it better
for huge files than Vim-with-plugins.</li>
<li>Khem experiments with Nushell’s table-centric pipelines, seeing potential
with AI but noting syntax incompatibility with traditional shells.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Custom tools: BRun and HFID
<ul>
<li>BRun (Cliff’s project): <a href="https://github.com/cbrake/brun">brun</a>.</li>
<li>BRun provides a YAML-defined, local workflow runner (GitHub Actions–like)
for native Yocto builds, with chained tasks and smart notifications
(emails, Notify.sh, tail logs on failure).</li>
<li>HFID is provided as a hosted service (not open source); concept and usage
are described at <a href="https://app.hfid.org">HFID</a> and in posts linked from
<a href="https://bec-systems.com">BEC Systems</a>.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Desktops, Omarchy, distros, and servers
<ul>
<li>Khem runs Hyprland tiling on Arch for low-memory build machines while still
using KDE elsewhere; Arch makes switching easy at login.</li>
<li>Omarchy, DHH’s Arch+Hyprland Arch based distro for developers, is
highlighted as a polished, opinionated entry point for new Linux users:
<a href="https://omarchy.org">omarchy.org</a>.</li>
<li>Omarchy is great for people who want a ready-made Arch+Hyprland setup,
while vanilla Hyperland is a better fit for experienced users who already
have strong preferences.</li>
<li>Arch on servers works well when combined with Ansible-based configuration
and non-golden-machine practices so systems can be rebuilt quickly if
needed.</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ol>
Discuss this episode at our
<a href="https://community.tmpdir.org/c/podcast/19">community site</a>.

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        We reflect on 2025, what is new, trends, tools, etc.
        
        

2025 Review
          
          
          

Available on your favorite podcast <a href="https://tmpdir.org/about/">platform</a>.
In this episode, we discuss with
<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/tedspeers/">Ted Speers</a> the history of FPGAs and the
inclusion of RISC-V technology in Microchip&rsquo;s latest
<a href="https://www.microchip.com/en-us/products/fpgas-and-plds/fpgas/polarfire-fpgas">PolarFire products</a>.
Ted is an industry veteran and shares his experiences, including why they chose RISC-V and
the resulting benefits. Pay special attention to his general advice starting
1:15:26.
<blockquote>
Strategy is not being some smart guy figuring out we are going to do this,
this, and this, and it&rsquo;s all going to work out. Strategy is creating options
for yourself. You always want to create optionality. As soon as you get locked
into one track, that may lead to failure. So creating optionality, if you are
a young person, is what you want to do with your career. One way to create
optionality is to meet people. The way you make your own luck is create the
options. Then you are in a robust, anti-fragile position.
</blockquote>
Ted recommends books by Nassim Nicholas Taleb such as The Black Swan.
Discuss this episode at our
<a href="https://community.tmpdir.org/c/podcast/19">community site</a>.

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        Learn about the FPGA and RISC-V products.
        
        

RISC-v and FPGAs With Ted Speers From Microchip
          
          
          

Available on your favorite podcast <a href="https://tmpdir.org/about/">platform</a>.
In this episode, we discuss Embedded Linux with the authors of Mastering
Embedded Linux Development. Highlights:
<ul>
<li>How this book came to be.</li>
<li>What is new in the fourth edition.</li>
<li>Development platforms used in the book.</li>
<li>Common Embedded Linux pitfalls.</li>
<li>Why Yocto instead of Ubuntu.</li>
<li>Android in embedded systems.</li>
<li>And lots more &hellip;</li>
</ul>
If you are interested in Embedded Linux, this book is an excellent reference
that covers a lot of topics (710 pages!!!).
You can buy this book at most of the usual places. I got a
<a href="https://www.packtpub.com/en-us/product/mastering-embedded-linux-development-9781803232591">DRM free version at Packt</a>.
Discuss this episode at our
<a href="https://community.tmpdir.org/c/podcast/19">community site</a>.

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        Learn from the authors of this useful book.
        
        

Mastering Embedded Linux Development With Chris Simmonds and Frank Vasquez
          
          
          

Available on your favorite podcast <a href="https://tmpdir.org/about/">platform</a>.
Clang was recently moved from a seperate layer into <code>oe-core</code>. In this episode
Khem shares why this happened and why Clang may be a good fit for your product
development.
Discuss this episode at our
<a href="https://community.tmpdir.org/c/podcast/19">community site</a>.

<description>Learn about Clang, its history in Yocto, and what is new.</description>


        
        Learn about Clang, its history in Yocto, and what is new.
        
        

Clang/LLVM in Yocto
          
          
          

Available on your favorite podcast <a href="https://tmpdir.org/about/">platform</a>.
Today we catch up with Matt Madison, the maintainer of the <code>meta-tegra</code> layer
for NVIDIA Jetson embedded products.
Matt was also on our podcast <a href="https://tmpdir.org/034/">last year</a>.
Discuss this episode at our
<a href="https://community.tmpdir.org/c/podcast/19">community site</a>.

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        Learn what is happening in the meta-tegra layer for NVIDIA embedded products.
        
        

Matt Madison, the Latest With NVIDIA Embedded and Other Technologies
          
          
          

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