Unit Testing & Other Embedded Software Catalysts

Dr. Surly’s School for Mad Scientists: Introduction to Test Driven Development for Embedded & System Software in C

Created by: Mark VanderVoord
Maker of Things in Ones and Zeroes.

Created by: Mike Karlesky
Helping People and Computers Get Along

What Will I Learn?

• Develop Embedded and System Software in C using Unit Tests.
• Apply Test Driven Development practices and design patterns to your own projects.
• Produce quality, maintainable, and self-documented software designs through test-first thinking.
• Understand how to use the open source Unity test framework
• Take over the world.

Requirements

• You should have basic proficiency in C programming.
• You should have some experience with Embedded or Systems Programming. If you've ever dealt with a register or bit mask, you're our kind of people.
• No prior testing experience is required.
• While certain tools are required for this course, they're all free, and we'll guide you through all necessary installation and configuration as we go.

Target audience

• This course is for C developers seeking to learn Unit Testing and Test Driven Development. If you are new to the C language or programming for hardware, this course may be too advanced for you.