Course code: NDC-2

Years with company: 16

Years programming: 31

Primary programming language: C

Other programming languages: Objective-C, Python, C++, Assembly

Unit test harnesses: Company internal

Something else: -

Test practice now: New code is tested using unit tests developed on Windows and executed on target. Legacy code is tested using manual test procedures.

Target system: PowerPC based real time controllers for automation and control systems.

Dev tools: WindRiver Tornado, Workbench, GCC, Testwell C++

Build time: 1-5 minutes

Coding standard: Avoid dynamic memory allocation during normal execution, allowed during reconfiguration phases. Mapping standard between object oriented UML models to C code.

Function too long: Nothing explicit. A function split into sub-statements (functions) rarely become very long.

Code reviews: Mandatory review by at least one other person. Now based on Git pull requests.

Code time: -

Test time: -

Debug time: -

Favorite thing about dev: To solve a problem.

Least favorite thing about dev: To solve the same problem again and again.

Tdd knowledge: I know the term and the concept.

Why are you attending: I work as an architect for a code base that has evolved since the 80s. I know the pain of lack of automated tests and the difficulty of introduced them later.