Course code: SE-2
  • Years with company: 15
  • Years programming: 25
  • Primary programming language: C
  • Other programming languages: Assembler,
  • Unit test harnesses: Google
  • Something else: I qualified in hardware and moved to firmware 25 years ago. Currently I am working with legacy code maintenance and development of special versions.
  • Test practice now: Ad-hoc
  • Target system: Embedded instrumentation
  • Dev tools: MS Visual C, various compilers
  • Build time: 31-60 seconds
  • Coding standard: Company standards for C
  • Function too long: It takes too much time from the executive.
  • Code reviews: Peer review controlled by Trac tickets
  • Code time: 70
  • Test time: 20
  • Debug time: 10
  • Favorite thing about dev: Making things work
  • Least favorite thing about dev: Tricky debugging
  • Tdd knowledge: Nothing
  • Why are you attending: I was told to! Having said that it does look like a very interesting approach for new projects.