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About

PADDU MELANAHALLI, M.S., senior director of software development at Cisco, leads product development and solutions in various business units in engineering. He has more than two decades of software industry experience and has contributed to Quality, Release Ops, IWAN (SD-WAN), Wan optimization, and management solutions, as well as other routing services areas.

Paddu Melanahalli's courses currently open for enrollment

Agile Software Development using TDD/BDD and Python

SEQA.X404
$840
Paddu Melanahalli
Jan. 27 - Mar. 31, Tuesday, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
  • Flexible Attend in person or via Zoom at scheduled times.
SEQA.X404.(17)
Schedule
Date Start Time End Time Meeting Type Location
Tue, 03-31-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Flexible SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Tue, 01-27-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Flexible SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Tue, 02-03-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Flexible SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Tue, 02-10-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Flexible SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Tue, 02-17-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Flexible SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Tue, 02-24-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Flexible SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Tue, 03-03-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Flexible SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Tue, 03-10-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Flexible SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Tue, 03-17-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Flexible SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
Tue, 03-24-2026 6:30pm 9:30pm Flexible SANTA CLARA / REMOTE
 

1/16/26: Course postponed by one week. See full schedule for details.

This class meets simultaneously in a classroom and remotely via Zoom. Students are expected to attend and participate in the course, either in-person or remotely, during the days and times that are specified on the course schedule. Students attending remotely are also strongly encouraged to have their cameras on to get the most out of the remote learning experience. Students attending the class in-person are expected to bring a laptop to each class meeting.

To see all meeting dates, click "Full Schedule" below.

You will be granted access in Canvas to your course site and course materials approximately 24 hours prior to the published start date of the course.

Required Tools & Materials: None

Recommended Tools & Materials:

Agile Testing: A Practical Guide for Testers and Agile Teams, 1st Edition, Lisa Crispin & Janet Gregory, Addison-Wesley Professional, 2008, ISBN: 978-0321534460.

The Art of Unit Testing: with examples in C#, 2nd Edition, Roy Osherove, Manning Publications, 2013, ISBN: 978-1617290893.

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Prerequisites / Skills Needed

Skills Needed:

  • Coding knowledge of any general purpose programming language such as Python, Java, C++, Ruby, or C# is required. Students without prior programming experience in Python are encouraged to go through a quick learning guide such as www.learnpython.org before the first lab starts.
Associated Program(s)
Software Engineering and Quality