Unit testing is known as one of the most effective software practices. Developers who write unit tests have less bugs, fix those bugs faster, and speed up development as a whole. In embedded software, with limited resources, and complex tools, unit testing becomes even more important.

This course will introduce unit testing tools in the embedded C/C++ environment. Attendees will practice the needed techniques to start testing both new and existing code.

The course is intended for: C/C++ developers and team leaders.

Course goals

Following the workshop, attendees will be able to:

• Use unit testing tools with existing dev tools
• Write unit tests in C/C++
• Refactor code to make it more testable
• Mock different kinds dependencies
• Include tests in automated builds

Course agenda

• What are unit tests and how they compare to other types of tests
• Pros and cons
• C/C++ unit testing frameworks (GoogleTest and others)
• Manual mocking
• C/C++ mocking frameworks (FakeIt and others)
• Using unit tests in automated builds
• Unit testing in an embedded environment best practices
• Introduction to Test Driven Development