Средства и методы разработки

Адам Дункельс (помните такого?) отнимет хлеб у эмбеддеров. И заработает на этом :-) --> http://www.techworld.com.au/article/438327/contiki_an_operating_system_internet_things_/

Dunkels recently launched a new company, Thingsquare, which aims to make building applications for the Internet of Things "dramatically" easier. "IoT applications have traditionally required deep expertise in electronics design, embedded systems software, low-power wireless communication, networking protocols, Internet server software, and smartphone app development, making them way too difficult to develop for most people," Dunkels says. "We aim to change this by making IoT apps as easy to build as smartphone or Web apps. Because, let’s face it, there are a lot more people that can develop software for Android or node.js than for Contiki." Thingsquare is developing to systems to make creating IoT applications easier. The first is Thingsqure Mist: A wireless, self-healing mesh networking system for devices running Contiki. The second is a cloud service called Thingsqure Haven. "Mist devices can connect to the Thingsquare Haven cloud service to provide an API for app developers and well as for integration in enterprise IT systems," Dunkels says. "To make Haven secure to use over the Internet, we provide a VPN tunnel for Mist devices. Haven is a subscription service, so users need only pay for what they really need."