Course code: IBM-T-002
  • Years with company: 4
  • Years programming: 10
  • Primary programming language: C
  • Other programming languages: C++, Java, PL/X, HLASM
  • Unit test harnesses: Jenkins test harness
  • Something else: I have 2 cats
  • Test practice now: Create tests that drive code paths of what I am adding/changing
  • Target system: z/OS
  • Dev tools: .
  • Build time: 1-5 minutes
  • Coding standard: Be consistent with codebase; always add change activity and flags to show where change was; comments
  • Function too long: when it becomes difficult to understand what a function is doing, even with sufficient comments
  • Code reviews: Provide team with background of code change, then go line by line and review, rework offline
  • Code time: 20
  • Test time: 50
  • Debug time: 30
  • Favorite thing about dev: always learning something new, satisfaction when solving a difficult problem
  • Least favorite thing about dev: a lot of repetitive tasks, creating design documents and maintaining documentation
  • Tdd knowledge: that is stands for Test Driven Development!
  • Why are you attending: it seems like a good opportunity to further develop my testing skills