Course code: WEB-12

Years with company: 2

Years programming: 4

Primary programming language: C

Other programming languages: C++

Unit test harnesses: None

Something else: I sustain legacy code, wherein we have requirements to use TDD code when adding new features for rapid response projects.

Test practice now: Regression Tests

Target system: C166 uC, AVR Xmega

Dev tools: JTAG

Build time: 11-30 seconds

Coding standard: Since I am mostly sustaining legacy code, I follow the protocol that is already in place

Function too long: To be honest, not sure. I would frankly say, when readability or performance suffers for the intended purpose of that function.

Code reviews: We have informal reviews with my mentor and I, and formal reviews whenever I am publishing a new framework.

Code time: 40

Test time: 20

Debug time: 40

Favorite thing about dev: It is exciting to control something very efficiently, to see how the 'pixies' in a MCU work during run time.

Least favorite thing about dev: Changing requirements, working with legacy processors, and obviously over-buggy code.

Tdd knowledge: It is a tool used to develop tests prior to developing code, this leads to less bugs in the lifetime of the code, which means a less costly development process

Why are you attending: I am genuinely interested in learning TDD. So many electrical (not firmware) engineers blow of TDD as a bloated requirement. However, I believe there must be value, or else embedded people would not be interested.