Course code: WEB-10

Years with company: 3

Years programming: 40

Primary programming language: C/C++

Other programming languages: Perl, Python, few others as needed

Unit test harnesses: cpputest, catch, check

Something else: For the bulk of my career I developed safety-critical systems for a variety of applications. Having worked in corporate and academic R&D, my experiences are quite broad.

Test practice now: Unit tests. End-to-end functional tests.

Target system: Custom linux comminications appliances.

Dev tools: Linux development tools, GIT, CVS, etc, etc

Build time: 1-5 minutes

Coding standard: Corporate and industry security standards

Function too long: Doesn't totally fit on one 'screen-ful'. (I know that this depends on the size of the window....), Around 30-40 LOC.

Code reviews: Peer reviews within the dev team

Code time: 40

Test time: 30

Debug time: 30

Favorite thing about dev: (difficult to express). I enjoy the rigor/discipline of s/w development. Have always liked adding intelligence to systems and never really tried to explain why. I started my career in a mix of h/w and s/w when microprocessor were new.

Least favorite thing about dev: Working with team-members that don't appreciate quality code and good practices/processes.

Tdd knowledge: Understand the broad concept.

Why are you attending: Invited by a peer and team leader. I've ALWAYS been an education/training advocate.