Course code: BECK-1

Years with company: 30

Years programming: 20

Primary programming language: C#

Other programming languages: C/C++, Java, Perl, Python, Visual Basic

Unit test harnesses: Visual Studio Testing Tools, In-house test harness, Gmock

Something else: Play bass and percussion. Love to play racquetball and baseball. Also love to surf and travel.

Test practice now: In-house test harness, Microsoft Studio Testing Tools

Target system: Pic, Arm

Dev tools: Visual Studio, IAR Embedded Workbench, MPLab

Build time: 5-30 minutes

Coding standard: We maintain a C/C++ coding list of do's/don't. but poorly maintained.

Function too long: Don't have a hard and fast rule.

Code reviews: Authors performs inspection of the code then submit their code for inspection by two peers. We follow a multi-pass checklist delineated in the TSP/PSP process.

Code time: 30

Test time: 40

Debug time: 30

Favorite thing about dev: I find it very fulfilling in that I can see the results of my work immediately. I find also very challenging.

Least favorite thing about dev: The ever changing landscape, very difficult to keep up.

Tdd knowledge: Read a few books and tried to put it in practice but have not been successful at current employment.

Why are you attending: To create the foundation and exposure to other co-workers about the value of TDD for embedded. To obtain expert and practical knowledge of TDD for embedded systems.