Evans Data Corp. (EDC) has released data on several findings from its recently completed survey of nearly 400 embedded developers. The data sheds light on: the value embedded developers place on real-time debuggers; how much time developers spend on hardware vs. software related issues; and, the role developers play in evaluating intellectual property (IP) issues such as SCO's recent claim that Linux… violates its IP.

On another note, EDC found that usage of the Eclipse IDE has shown significant growth in the last year from 4% to 10% in the recent survey. All of the IDE's in the survey have gained ground on Microsoft's dominant Visual Developer Studio in the last six months, EDC said.

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