Course code: NEPT-1

Years with company: 2

Years programming: 10

Primary programming language: C

Other programming languages: Python, bash, Java

Unit test harnesses: None recently

Something else: I'm an ex-Coastie who enjoys playing guitar and sailing, although I haven't been able to do much of that since my daughter was born 15 months ago.

Test practice now: I add lots of asserts. Most testing is done manually, or I may write a script if manual testing is too tedious.

Target system: Blackfin, 8051, MSP430, ARM. Bare-metal or Linux.

Dev tools: GNU make, gcc, Keil, IAR, Simplicity Studio (Eclipse)

Build time: 31-60 seconds

Coding standard: Similar to Barr group standard, but we have lots of non-standard legacy code

Function too long: If I have to scroll to see it all, it's probably too big, although there always exceptions.

Code reviews: Bitbucket pull requests with at least 2 approvers to merge

Code time: 60

Test time: 10

Debug time: 30

Favorite thing about dev: Thinking creatively, solving problems.

Least favorite thing about dev: Trying to understand or debug someone else's labyrinthine code, then not being allowed to rewrite it.

Tdd knowledge: It stands for Test Driven Development. I think it encourages writing tests before the code that will be tested.

Why are you attending: I'm always looking for ways to write better, more reliable code. I hope to learn some new skills, learn about useful tools, and write better code on my next project.