Test-Driven Development for Embedded C Training

This training course helps you build knowledge, understanding and skill in the engineering practices needed to build great C++ code. You learn how to build flexible and modular software with very few defects, software that can have a long useful life. We teach you how to prevent defects and how to keep code clean over years of evolving needs.

Course Length Options

• 2 days - Hands-on classroom only
• 4 days with Legacy Code Workshop (Recommended for existing code)
• 4 days with Walking Skeleton Workshop (Recommended for greenfield)
• For smaller groups a one day workshop is available.

Audience

• Software Developers
• Technical team leaders
• Managers that want to know more about the technology they manage

Course Outline

• Test Driven Development
  • Why Test Driven Development?
  • What is Test Driven Development?
  • The Microcycle
  • Exercise
• Adapting TDD to Embedded Software Development
  • Leveraging the Development System
  • Risks of Development System Unit Testing
  • Embedded TDD Cycle
  • Hardware/Platform Independence
• Testable Designs
  • Object Oriented Principles Applied to C++
  • TDD and Collaborating Modules - testing the code in the middle
• Test Fakes, Stubs, Doubles, Mocks
  • Spying
  • Faking the Time
  • Link-time Fake
  • Exercise
• Keeping Tests Clean
  • Test Smells
  • Tests as Detailed Documentation
  • Exercise
• Test-Driving With Mock Objects
  • The Problem Solved by Mock Objects
  • Setting Expectations
  • Exercise
• Refactoring
  • Critical to a Healthy Business
  • Critical Skills
  • Code Smells
  • Envisioning
  • Transforming
• Working with Legacy Code
  • Legacy Code Mindset
  • Boy Scout Rule
  • Incremental Improvement
  • Legacy Change Algorithm
  • Crash to Pass Algorithm
• Wrap up Discussion
• Optional Workshop in your Code Begins

This course will get you and your team well on the way to applying TDD in your C++ development efforts.