Course code: ELSTER-1

Years with company: 20

Years programming: 20

Primary programming language: C

Other programming languages: Python

Unit test harnesses: none

Something else: Do mostly support work now. Less than 10% development work

Test practice now: Exercise code and also exercise code to cause failure to insure failures are properly trapped.

Target system: CC1110 radio chip on PCMCIA card.

Dev tools: IAR compiler. CodeWrite editor. SmartSVN version control.

Build time: 1-5 minutes

Coding standard: Company provided coding standard

Function too long: When it goes past the bottom of the editor screen. Other coders in our company used to write 1 line functions calling other functions.

Code reviews: Call meetings with other developers to review code if change is significant

Code time: 1

Test time: 5

Debug time: 2

Favorite thing about dev: It does things quickly and efficiently and in large volumes.

Least favorite thing about dev: There is a risk with any software deployed in large quantities that a bug will cause serious problems.

Tdd knowledge: Only about the book written on the subject that was delivered yesterday.

Why are you attending: Improve development skills.