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## Programming
[Templates - First Steps](http://www.modernescpp.com/index.php/template-get-insight)

[CPP Reference](https://en.cppreference.com/w/)  

[Bit Twiddling Hacks](https://graphics.stanford.edu/~seander/bithacks.html#IntegerLog)  

[Design Patterns](https://refactoring.guru/design-patterns)

## Embedded Operating Systems

[FreeRTOS](https://freertos.org/)  
Extremely lightweight, widely used RTOS (now maintained by AWS) popular for its simplicity and massive ecosystem.  

[Zephyr](https://www.zephyrproject.org/)  
Open-source RTOS backed by the Linux Foundation, designed for microcontrollers and IoT devices with broad hardware support.  

[Mbed OS](https://os.mbed.com/mbed-os/)  
ARM's open-source RTOS aimed at IoT development, tightly integrated with ARM Cortex-M hardware.  

[VxWorks](https://www.windriver.com/products/embedded/vxworks)  
Commercial, high-reliability RTOS by Wind River used in aerospace, defence, and industrial systems.

[QNX](https://qnx.software/en)  
Microkernel-based commercial RTOS by BlackBerry, dominant in automotive and safety-critical systems.  

[ThreadX](https://threadx.io/)  
Compact, certifiable RTOS now part of Eclipse, popular in medical and industrial devices.  

[NuttX](https://nuttx.apache.org/)  
Apache NuttX  

[RIOT OS](https://www.riot-os.org/)  
Open-source RTOS focused on IoT, emphasising low power and standard internet protocols.  

[RT-Thread](https://www.rt-thread.io/)  
Popular open-source RTOS originating in China, with a rich component ecosystem for IoT devices.  

[crect](https://github.com/korken89/crect)  
A C++, compile-time, reactive RTOS.  

[Contiki](https://github.com/contiki-ng/contiki-ng/wiki)  
Lightweight open-source OS designed specifically for low-power wireless IoT sensor networks.  

[RT Linux](https://realtime-linux.org/)  
a modified Linux kernel utilizing the PREEMPT_RT patchset (now in mainline since 6.12) to provide deterministic, low-latency, and predictable response times.  

## Libraries

[JSON](https://github.com/nlohmann/json)  
JOSN parser.  

[GFX](https://github.com/codewitch-honey-crisis/gfx)  
A device independent graphics library.  

[Regex](https://github.com/hanickadot/compile-time-regular-expressions)  
Compile time regex library  

[AU Units](https://github.com/aurora-opensource/au)  
A C++14-compatible units library, by Aurora.  

[Embedded Artistry Libraries](https://embeddedartistry.com/libraries/)  
Embedded Artistry Library Collection.  

## Blogs

[Embedded Artistry](https://embeddedartistry.com/)  
Explore the Frontiers and Foundations of Embedded Systems Development.  

[Fluent C++](https://www.fluentcpp.com/)  
Expressive code in C++.

## Git

[Git Command Explorer](https://git.gaozih.com/)  
A Git client.  

[Fork](https://git-fork.com/)  
Git client for Windows and Mac.  

[GitKraken](https://www.gitkraken.com/)  
Git client for Windows, Mac & Linux.  

[SmartGit](https://www.syntevo.com/smartgit/)  
Git client for Windows, Mac & Linux.   

[Sourcetree](https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/)  
A free Git client for Windows and Mac.  

[TortoiseGit](https://tortoisegit.org/)  
A free Git client for Windows. Provides overlay icons showing the file status, and a context menu for Git.