How to add Unit Testing to a Legacy Project
Source: InfoQ It is always a herculean task to write automated regression tests for a legacy application. The questions vary from where to start, how much to automate and deciding on the best strategy...
View ArticleThe Myths and Realities of Agile Development
MythReality Agile development is undisciplinedAgile methods have clear rules to be followed Agile development is unplannedPlanning takes place iteratively Agile development is unpredictableHistorical...
View ArticleContinuous Integration – Technical Practices Snapshot
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View ArticleUnit Testing Java Email Code with Fake SMTP Server
What is your testing strategy for sending emails from your Java application? Do you hard-code your developer email in the application? I’ve been there and done that (not too proud though). Ideally, you...
View ArticleUnit Testing a Password Utility
In this post, we are going to develop a password utility. The utility has to support password validation. Here are the password security rules for the application: at least 8 characters, max of 12 at...
View ArticleHow to Generate a Random Password in Java
In this article, I’ll show you how to generate a random password in Java. This Java generator can be used by a website when a user forgets their password. The app will generate a new password and email...
View ArticleMy Bookshelf: SOA, Spring, Hibernate, GWT, TDD/JUnit, Agile, Scrum,...
Here’s a snapshot of my bookshelf. Just a snippet of a much larger library. Nice collection of books on SOA, Spring, Hibernate, GWT, TDD/JUnit, Agile, Scrum, Continuous Integration [See image gallery...
View ArticleContinuous Integration
I found a very good presentation on Continuous Integration. The presentation was developed by Sebastian Bergmann. The complete presentation is available here. I selected a couple of slides from the...
View ArticleConference Slides from EclipseCon 2012
I just stumbled on the website for EclipseCon. EclipseCon is a conference for users/developers of Eclipse. The conference slides are all on-line and freely available. I just scanned the list and found...
View ArticleNew book: Mockito
I’m really excited…feel like a kid on xmas day. I received a copy of the book, Practical Unit Testing with TestNG and Mockito. The important element is Mockito. I’ve used mock objects in the past but...
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