Course code: BARR-4

Years with company: 4

Years programming: 4

Primary programming language: C

Other programming languages: C++, Dotnet (both very rarely)

Unit test harnesses: None

Something else: Cleveland born and bred. Hoping for a championship, starting Thursday.

Test practice now: Automated and functional (user-run, hands-on at desk and in the lab) tests.

Target system: Welders, Wire Feeders and the User Interfaces that control them.

Dev tools: Code Composer Studio, CodeWarrior

Build time: 11-30 seconds

Coding standard: It's in development

Function too long: When you have to reread it a few times and are still struggling to understand what it's trying to do.

Code reviews: Rare, and usually over-the-shoulder

Code time: 50

Test time: 25

Debug time: 25

Favorite thing about dev: I get to create new products, and design it in my own way. And I get to make a tangible difference in the products I am involved in.

Least favorite thing about dev: Switching between platforms can be a painful, grueling process.

Tdd knowledge: Nothing.

Why are you attending: To improve my development and testing skills, for the benefit of myself and my company.