Trying to re-jumpstart a livelihood gutted by the economic crisis!!

[karisu_sama]

IMPORTANT!!! To all our geek friends, embedded.com posted our press release. Please share/re-tweet/"like" it on their site. PLEASE!! THANK YOU!

(Creates more links, bumps up search engine ratings, etc.)

http://www.embedded.com/electronics-products/electronic-product-reviews/programming-languages-and-tools/4402586/New-C-cross-compiler-and-debugger-

Comments

[onyoukai]

I'll drop a link to this on my company's Facebook page. We try to post random tech-related stuff a few times a day during the work week. It doesn't have a huge following, but it's growing - we're just over 150 likes at the moment.

Just to make sure I understand the product correctly: it's a C-language code editor, with debugging tools, that installs to Windows and compiles for other devices?

[didjiman]

It's a C language compiler with IDE (code editor, project management), and debugging tools, that installs to Windows and compiles for other devices (in this case, ARM Cortex M3 devices)

Thanks!

[onyoukai]

Okay cool, thanks for the clarification =) I want to make sure I describe it correctly.

[karisu_sama]

Direct website link to the business is http://www.imagecraft.com, too. :) (No cool cosplay, just boring niche tool products & hardware kits for embedded system engineers ;p)

[onyoukai]

Posted earlier today ( http://www.facebook.com/cablesupplycom ), hope this helps!

[karisu_sama]

Thank you!!!!!!!!

[karisu_sama]

What my hubby said. ^___^

PS: THANKS A HUMONGOUS TON for doing that; we are indebted to you. Our little C compiler company literally IS our family's livelihood. We are still trying to struggle out of the devastation the Crash of 2008 wreaked upon us (Our income still qualifies our kids for college Pell Grants, which should tell you something about where we are still at. :/)

Before the crash, we even used to have a couple of employees (and unlike many other micro-businesses out there (because tiny businesses are not legally obligated to do so), we always paid everyone FULL benefits, including FULL healthcare). I'd love to be able to eventually get to the point where we are able to do so again.

[onyoukai]

Not a problem, hopefully it helps you out. You'd probably benefit more from our Facebook following than we do, to be honest, since you work internationally. A sizable chunk of our followers are outside the US, but my employer only ships to American addresses. (I've been slowly working him to expand shipping overseas.)

That's admirable for you to take care of employees like that, it's a pity that the practice isn't more widespread. My boss doesn't hire anyone full time, specifically to avoid having to provide healthcare. He even had me sign a contract when he hired me that I'd never work more than 30 hours per week. For the sake of full disclosure, I was looking for part-time anyway to allow myself more time to deal with college coursework, but it's the principle of the matter that makes me question it a little. (I honestly don't know enough about their operational costs to know whether this is a truly necessary measure to stay in business - it's a small company in an office building + warehouse - or just an example of fine American

[karisu_sama]

I have always believed that a business owner has an ethical obligation to employees who support the business and make it work. Our view is that we're all in this together to make our respective livings, not to make those of us who own a business explicitly richer through deliberately denying employees the ability to meet their basic needs. Health insurance IS a basic, because health is a basic human need