Siraj, We have a good amount of material on our website regarding TDD for embedded applications. It includes papers, tools, case studies and more. We've...
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Siraj Podikunju
sirajp
Apr 1, 2009 10:23 pm
Hello Everyone, I thought I would start my embedded project with first finding a fully integrated IDE which supports TDD and then based on what the IDE ...
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James Grenning
jwgrenning
Apr 1, 2009 11:02 pm
I use eclipse for dev on the mac. When it is time to run in the target, I have IAR toolkit and an ST912- SK development board. It is likely that you do not...
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Siraj Podikunju
sirajp
Apr 4, 2009 12:23 am
So based on what I have read so far (James' blog, Atomic Object's Embedded Corner and others), am I right in concluding that there really is no IDE available...
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Bas Vodde
basvodde
Apr 4, 2009 2:12 am
Hi Siraj, What does IDE support for TDD mean? Eclipse support TDD since it supports running Makefiles. I guess every IDE supports that, right? Bas...
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James Grenning
jwgrenning
Apr 4, 2009 3:05 am
In eclispe on mac you do command-shift-s.. saves and runs makefile. as integrated as is needed. James ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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marktxx
Apr 4, 2009 3:42 pm
website http://deepagile2009.eventbrite.com/ I can't make it. FYI for newer members....
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Jevin Maltais
jmaltais36
Apr 7, 2009 12:53 pm
So I've read the TDD paper on the testing done with the Minilab and Ruby scripting. I'm sold. What about more complex stuff like sending a command via UART to...
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James Grenning
jwgrenning
Apr 7, 2009 12:55 pm
Hi Jevin can you post a link to the paper? thanks, James ... James Grenning james@... www.renaissancesoftware.net www.renaissancesoftware.net/blog ...
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Jevin Maltais
jmaltais36
Apr 7, 2009 1:03 pm
Good point. It was from AtomicObjects: atomicobject.com/files/ESC-413Paper_KarleskyWilliams.pdf Jevin...
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Greg Williams
willi297
Apr 7, 2009 2:35 pm
Jevin, The goodness for talking to the serial port wrapper and the minilab are abstracted away into high level methods in...
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Jevin Maltais
jmaltais36
Apr 7, 2009 3:06 pm
Neat! Did you have to buy any of the Measurement Computer software for the minilab or did it come with the basic drivers that you built the Ruby wrappers...
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Jevin Maltais
jmaltais36
Apr 7, 2009 5:01 pm
Shoot.. just read the install doc that it comes with "InstaCal"; which is what the wrapper needs. No worries. Thanks! Jevin On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 10:33 AM,...
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Greg Williams
willi297
Apr 7, 2009 7:22 pm
The DLL for interfacing to the minilab comes on the CD and is part of the Universal Library installation. It is free to use and interface to and has examples...
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alandond
Apr 29, 2009 5:47 pm
We are having a discussion about how to better handle specification item stories. We'd like to hear about the experiences of others to spur our creative...
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Camille Bell
cpbell1
Apr 29, 2009 6:22 pm
You sound like you have what is sometimes called a technical story. The traditional story format As a ... I want to ... So that ... doesn't work to well for...
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James Grenning
jwgrenning
Apr 29, 2009 6:55 pm
You can rephrase non-functional stories into tests. Devise tests that demonstrate that the specification is met by the system under test. System performs...
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Alan Dayley
alandond
Apr 29, 2009 7:18 pm
Camille, Thanks for the thoughtful discussion. If we were developing a special product for one or two customers, your approach makes sense. In our case, we...
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Alan Dayley
alandond
Apr 29, 2009 7:23 pm
Thanks for this, James. Defining these stories as tests is a good answer. We already perform tests to make sure specifications are met. Documenting them in...
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Camille Bell
cpbell1
Apr 29, 2009 8:11 pm
Alan, OK I get the "wheels" anthology. Some communication protocols and waveforms I've worked with have similar specs that one must meet or it isn't an X. Also...
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James Grenning
jwgrenning
Apr 30, 2009 2:55 am
Camille, I liked your advice on technical story articulation and negotiation. James ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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James Grenning
jwgrenning
Apr 30, 2009 3:20 am
Hi Alan Naming the tests and making them visible is a good first step. On a project back in the beginning of the millennium, a client had the data for the...
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desgreer
Apr 30, 2009 4:06 pm
Software: Practice and Experience SPECIAL ISSUE `Agile Software Development' (Submission Date: 14 August 2009) Call for Papers Agile Methods promote an...
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mkarlesky
May 1, 2009 5:15 pm
Alan, You might try tying your tests to requirements through code conventions and post-build scripts. We've had success doing this. The approach is evolving,...
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James Grenning
jwgrenning
May 1, 2009 11:21 pm
Hi I just posted some of the hardware oriented questions and answers from Deep Agile Embedded from last weekend. Please comment here or there:...
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Alan Dayley
alandond
May 2, 2009 6:14 am
... Woohoo! Thank you, James. Too late to go studying tonight but tomorrow, I'll be on it. Alan...
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James Grenning
jwgrenning
May 2, 2009 1:04 pm
I've got a bunch more to do. I'll let you know as they go up. James ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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lizrelam
May 7, 2009 4:04 pm
Our client located in Dallas, TX is in search of an Operating System Engineer. Requirements include: - Expert knowledge of Windows Operating Systems including...
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James Grenning
jwgrenning
May 13, 2009 6:57 pm
Hi All I just added an article to my blog series on the questions from the Deep Agile Embedded conference. Articles so far on: Agile and Hardware, Change, and...
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Jevin Maltais
jmaltais36
May 25, 2009 5:17 pm
Hi gang, I used TDD quite a bit for some software that was interacting with my firmware over a serial interface. It was great and addictive. My next project...
