Course code: COB-3
  • Years with company: 3
  • Years programming: 38
  • Primary programming language: C
  • Other programming languages: Bits of awk, perl, java, javascript, bash, various assemblers, basic, ...
  • Unit test harnesses: cpputest
  • Something else: I have a dog, a bicycle, and several Raspberry Pi.
  • Test practice now: Automated regression tests, some bits with cpputest.
  • Target system: Aeroflex TM500, PPC, x86, DSP
  • Dev tools: Eclipse, VS, gcc, gdb
  • Build time: 5-30 minutes
  • Coding standard: We have one, not read it in a while
  • Function too long: More than a screen full
  • Code reviews: Use code collaborator, works quite well
  • Code time: 30
  • Test time: 40
  • Debug time: 30
  • Favorite thing about dev: Solving problems.
  • Least favorite thing about dev: Dunno
  • Tdd knowledge: Have been trained in the past, have read your book, have not really put it in to practice in real development.
  • Why are you attending: Because I was told to :-) However, the company seems to have some enthusiasm for adopting the practice and I love how relaxed I am about modifying code that has comprehensive unit tests, so I want to take part.