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Unit Testing in Java Lasse Koskela MEAP Began: October 2009 Softbound print: April 2012 (est.) | 350 pages ISBN: 9781935182573 |
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Table of Contents, MEAP Chapters & Resources
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Part 1 Foundations
1. The Promise of Good Tests - FREE 2. In Search of Good - AVAILABLE 3. Test Doubles - AVAILABLE Part 2 Patterns 4. Readability - AVAILABLE 5. Maintainability - AVAILABLE 6. Trustworthiness - AVAILABLE Part 3 Diversions 7. Testable Design - AVAILABLE 8. Writing tests in other JVM languages - AVAILABLE 9. Speeding up test execution - AVAILABLE |
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DESCRIPTION
Code is written by people, and we make mistakes. Bugs. To prevent us from shipping bugs to our users, we test our software to verify that it works as it should. Savvy Java developers have learned that not all testing is created equal. In addition to traditional functional testing, many shops are adopting developer testing techniques such as unit testing. These leading craftsmen create specific, automated tests to verify the accuracy and function of code while it's being written - or even before it's written - because they want to catch bugs early. Better still, new tools and processes make unit testing even more attractive to Java developers.
Unit Testing in Java is written to show how to write good tests — tests that are concise and to the point, expressive, useful, and maintainable. Inspired by Roy Osherove's bestselling The Art of Unit Testing, this book focuses on tools and practices specific to the Java world. It introduces you to emerging techniques like behavior-driven development and specification by example, and shows you how to add robust practices into your toolkit.
If you're already doing unit testing, you'll learn the current state of the art, along with the insights and experience of expert author Lasse Koskela. If these practices are new to you, you'll get started on the right foot as you learn to write tests that build on more than a decade of community experience.
WHAT'S INSIDE
- A thorough introduction to unit testing
- Guidance to using test doubles effectively
- Writing tests using dynamic languages
- Tips for efficient test automation
About the Authors
Lasse Koskela is a coach, trainer, consultant and programmer. He hacks on open source projects, moderates discussions at JavaRanch, and writes about software development. A pioneer of the Finnish agile community, Lasse speaks frequently at international conferences. He's the author of Test Driven, also published by Manning.
WHAT REVIEWERS ARE SAYING
“The text gives good coverage on the topics that it has introduced so far and explains the basics well. I am especially pleased with the dependency injection introduction in the third chapter since I find it to be a very important topic both for testing and good design.”
—Pavel Rozenblioum, Dzone, 7/20/2010
About the Early Access Version
This Early Access version of Unit Testing in Java enables you to receive new chapters as they are being written. You can also interact with the authors to ask questions, provide feedback and errata, and help shape the final manuscript on the Author Online
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