Boosting test performance with TestContainers

In my previous post on testing, I described how to use TestContainers to provide realistic test environments for database tests.…

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Database testing with TestContainers

If you have ever written code that tests database interactions, such as data access objects, you very possibly have run…

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Fail-fast validations using Java 8 streams

I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve seen code which fail-fast validates the state of something, using an…

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Are recruiters generally all so bad?

I have a friend who’s a recruiter. Yes, that can actually happen. I mentioned to him that I’d been contacted…

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Testing your plugin with multiple version of Play

So, you’ve written a plugin for Play…are you sure it works? I’ve been giving Deadbolt some love recently, and as…

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JavaScript routing in Play 2 (Scala edition)

In my previous post, I covered using JavaScript routing in Play 2 Java applications. Here’s the Scala version. It’s pretty…

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A good, lazy way to write tests

Testing. I’ve been thinking a lot about testing recently. As part of code reviews I’ve done for various projects, I’ve…

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Inferred exceptions in Java

It’s always nice to borrow and steal concepts and ideas from other languages. Scala’s Option is one idea I really…

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Back to Basics – good comments are targeted comments

I can’t think of a single person who enjoys writing comments in code. I don’t, my friends and colleagues don’t,…

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