Fruits, Baby Steps, and Coffee

Fruits, Baby Steps, and Coffee

It is my pleasure once again to present at the Software Test Professional Conference fall 2013. Actually, present is not the best word, facilitate is more accurate. I have the opportunity to facilitate a Lean Coffee session, which is a fairly newly structured, yet...
Two Views of Agile Unit Testing

Two Views of Agile Unit Testing

Test consultant Rex Black and Scrum Master Bob Galen have been at odds lately about agile methods and their effect on software testing. Black claims to spend much of his time helping clients overcome the new challenges they encounter “when using agile methods,...
Extend Beyond JUnit’s Basic Color Palette

Extend Beyond JUnit’s Basic Color Palette

Four Steps For Taking Unit Testing To the Next Level For Java EE What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think about unit testing? If you’re a Java developer, it’s probably JUnit, since the tool is generally recognized as the de facto standard for Java unit...
Unit Testing: It’s Like a Box Of Chocolates

Unit Testing: It’s Like a Box Of Chocolates

Nominally, unit testing is a QA function. After all, it’s part of the process of ensuring that an application works correctly. Developers are responsible for creating the application in the first place—and surely that’s enough to keep track of. As a result, it seemed...