A podcast episode covering the state of bare metal and RTOS development in embedded systems. About two-thirds of embedded systems use an RTOS while the rest rely on bare metal, particularly on 8-bit microcontrollers. The episode examines the growing role of open-source RTOS options like Eclipse ThreadX and Zephyr, and outlines three application design models: independent, dependent, and POSIX interface. Listeners are encouraged to learn how to architect RTOS-based applications effectively.
