Course code: 8TH-1

Years with company: 2

Years programming: 3

Primary programming language: Ruby

Other programming languages: Java, Scala, Javascript, Clojure

Unit test harnesses: RSpec, JUnit, TestNG, Mocha, Jasmine, Speclj

Something else: Last job was as a field organizer on a campaign, got interested in what could be done with software while doing that work

Test practice now: Test-first, including black box integration tests

Target system: Some sort of Linux

Dev tools: Vim, Jetbrains IDEs

Build time: Under 10 seconds

Coding standard: Tested, modular, expressive

Function too long: When it's doing more than one thing, or takes too long to grok given its inherent complexity

Code reviews: Look for bugs, unhandled cases, inadequate testing, style concerns

Code time: 30

Test time: 60

Debug time: 10

Favorite thing about dev: Variety of work, usually a good pace of problem-solving, satisfying to come up with good design

Least favorite thing about dev: Usually have to move faster than I would if I didn't have to keep a client happy

Tdd knowledge: How to do it, why it's a good idea

Why are you attending: Haven't had to work in such a low-level language