Course code: BARR-5

Years with company: 6

Years programming: +15

Primary programming language: C

Other programming languages: Labview, Visual Basic, 8051 Assembly

Unit test harnesses: none

Something else: Primarily an EE but only one capable of programming at company. Previous employment involved complex VHDL system designs.

Test practice now: mostly manually, some assembly testing

Target system: custom built PCBs using Microchip dsPIC33 uCs, native code, no OS

Dev tools: Mplab X, some code analysis tool, Spreadsheet,

Build time: 11-30 seconds

Coding standard: Trying to learn from what I self educate myself on

Function too long: When it does too much, probably

Code reviews: it'd be nice.

Code time: 30

Test time: 20

Debug time: 10

Favorite thing about dev: Didn't have design time in above: 40% Making a system that does what it should and then some.

Least favorite thing about dev: Lack of knowledge and understanding of software development by rest of company

Tdd knowledge: Have seen references to it and it being a good method. But I do not have a grasp for what it really means, especially in an embedded, no OS, native code design.

Why are you attending: TDD is supposed to be good,want to be better at my job. To do things right and more reliable. If/when I leave company, who ever might replace me doesn't look at what I have done and say "<insert favorite colorful word here>"!