Course code: SP-005

Years with company: 0

Years programming: 13

Primary programming language: C

Other programming languages: Python, C++, make

Unit test harnesses: pytest

Something else: I spent 15 years in the military and 5 of them as an Assistant Professor at West Point, which I absolutely loved. I'll probably be a teacher the rest of my life.

Test practice now: Not really at all, for simple projects. Maybe write tests at the end for validation testing. For a security-focused project I'm working on, identify a feature or defense I want to add then write the test to see it fail, fix it, then watch it pass.

Target system: Mostly ARM Cortex-M devices. Some smaller 8- and 16-bit MCUs like PICs, MSP430s, or AVRs.

Dev tools: Sublime Text, STM32CubeIDE, scons, make, OpenOCD, MPLAB X IDE, Arduino IDE

Build time: 1-5 minutes

Coding standard: I've read the Barr Group coding standard, so I probably try to follow that as best I can

Function too long: When I can't think through what its supposed to do, what the edge cases are

Code reviews: Single-member LLC, so there aren't any, really

Code time: 40

Test time: 30

Debug time: 30

Favorite thing about dev: It's such a fun puzzle! With basically nothing you can't do.

Least favorite thing about dev: Brittle code/build toolchains/etc. Little annoying details that make it hard to do simple things.

Tdd knowledge: Lots! Though I'm not a daily practitioner. I've read James' book two or three times, though.

Why are you attending: James gave me a free seat :) I'm excited to have formal TDD training and maybe become an instructor!