Course code: WEB-37

Years with company: 2

Years programming: 6

Primary programming language: C++

Other programming languages: C, Python mostly, lots of others for fun!

Unit test harnesses: Pytest, cpp-test

Something else: I play rugby and even though I'm from the UK I have scored a try in the Big 10 league for Purdue! :)

Test practice now: Unit testing with cpp-test and a lot of systems testing with Python integration and hardware etc

Target system: Device for preparing sample for DNA sequencing

Dev tools: VSCode, Cypress, Xilinx ISE/Vivado

Build time: 5-30 minutes

Coding standard: We don't have an active coding standard

Function too long: I'm not sure a function can be too long but there is a point at which it tries to do *too much*

Code reviews: Merge reviews are monitored as and when they come in and we do our best to keep things tidy

Code time: 3

Test time: 2

Debug time: 5

Favorite thing about dev: Making things happen in the real world beause of code that I've written!

Least favorite thing about dev: When you can't figure out why the computer won't do what you want!

Tdd knowledge: Useful for making changes more confidently and preventing regressions as project gets more complex

Why are you attending: To learn from someone who knows their stuff about how to write really good firmware code