Java Posse #316 - Roundup '10 - Life Beyond JUnit

Life Beyond JUnit

Fully formatted shownotes can always be found at http://javaposse.com Test driven development and automation techniques - recorded at the Java Posse Roundup 2010 in Crested Butte, CO

• Fitnesse
  • http://fitnesse.org/
• Slim for Fitnesse
  • http://fitnesse.org/FitNesse.UserGuide.SliM
• Cucumber
  • http://github.com/aslakhellesoy/cucumber
• RSpec
  • http://rspec.info/
• EasyB
  • http://www.easyb.org/
• Test Driven Development - requirements are testable
  • http://articles.sitepoint.com/article/test-driven-development
• Behavior Driven Development
  • http://behaviour-driven.org/
• Selenium
  • http://seleniumhq.org/
• Functional testing
  • http://www.devbistro.com/articles/Testing/Requirements-Based-Functional-Testing
• Generated test data
  • http://java-source.net/open-source/testing-tools/testgen4j
• Useful collection of open source Java testing tools
  • http://java-source.net/open-source/testing-tools
• Combinatorial explosion
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combinatorial_explosion
• Regression testing
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regression_testing
• Data Transfer Objects
  • http://gojko.net/FitNesse/book/ch05s03.html
• Code coverage
  • Emma - http://emma.sourceforge.net/
  • Cobertura - http://cobertura.sourceforge.net/
  • Clover - http://www.atlassian.com/software/clover/
• Findbugs
  • http://findbugs.sourceforge.net/
• Infinitest
  • http://improvingworks.com/products/infinitest/
• ZenTest
  • http://www.zenspider.com/ZSS/Products/ZenTest/
• Scala testing tools
  • ScalaTest - http://www.artima.com/scalatest/
  • ScalaCheck - http://code.google.com/p/scalacheck/
  • Specs - http://specs.googlecode.com
  • SBT - http://code.google.com/p/simple-build-tool/
• Five whys to the root cause
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_Whys
• PMD & PMDs copy/paste detector
  • http://pmd.sourceforge.net/
  • http://pmd.sourceforge.net/cpd.html
• Hudson
  • https://hudson.dev.java.net/
• Testing deficit
  • http://www.agilejournal.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=553

Thanks

• Libsyn.com - http://www.libsyn.com - for hosting and bandwidth
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• Kirsty Doherty, Amy Ehmann for Java Posse artwork
• Theme Music:
  • Opening - "Java" the parody song Copyright 1997 Broken Records and Marjorie Music Publ. (BMI),
    • written and performed by Loose Bruce Kerr of the Dr. Demento Show and Sun Microsystems attorney.
    • Based on the WWI popular song, "Ja-da." Ukelele style on the recording taught to Bruce by his dad.
    • Re-produced with kind permission from "Loose" Bruce Kerr - http://loosebrucekerr.libsyn.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAX0gJt-aZg
  • Closing - Juan Carlos Jimenez - In the House (Intro No. 1)

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