Course code: GE-3
  • Years with company: 4
  • Years programming: 30
  • Primary programming language: embedded firmware
  • Other programming languages: variety as needed
  • Unit test harnesses: handmade
  • Something else: I drive an all yellow Mini-Cooper with a license plate of WOODSTK
  • Test practice now: code a little, test a little
  • Target system: company made, last one had a Renesas, and before that Atmel ARM,
  • Dev tools: IAR IDE, Cygwin, Windows
  • Build time: 31-60 seconds
  • Coding standard: What coding standard?? ;)
  • Function too long: for me 2 printed pages, with exceptoins
  • Code reviews: We try to get some in officially, most are done unofficially if at all.
  • Code time: 20
  • Test time: 20
  • Debug time: 60
  • Favorite thing about dev: I get paid lots of money for playing on my computer all day!! :) Basically just love solving problems on embedded systems.
  • Least favorite thing about dev: Bureaucracy involved in some of the process steps we have at GE.
  • Tdd knowledge: Nothing til now.
  • Why are you attending: