Clean JUnit Throwable-Tests with Java 8 Lambdas

Recently I was involved in a short online discussion on twitter and google+ which concerned the question why the arrival…

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A JUnit Rule to Run a Test in Its Own Thread

Occasionally it would be helpful to be able to run a JUnit test in a separate thread. In particular when…

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gonsole weeks: oops – it’s a framework

While Eclipse ships with a comprehensive Git tool, it seems that for certain tasks many developers switch to the command…

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Java Code Style: The Final Decision

Isn’t it funny how the alleged most unremarkable things can lead to controversial discussions or sometimes even heated debates with…

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Efficient Code Coverage with Eclipse

There is a saying that a fool with a tool is still a fool. But how to use a tool…

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Clean Synchronization Using ReentrantLock and Lambdas

Recently I was reading an informative post about the differences between synchronized vs ReentrantLock by Javin Paul1. He emphasises on…

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Slim Down SWT FormLayout Usage

Always on the quest for efficiency I reconsidered the usability of SWT FormLayout lately. Although it is one of my…

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What are Mockito Extra Interfaces?

Mockito is my favored little helper if it comes down to write light weight JUnit tests. It is very useful…

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Getting JUnit Test Names Right

Finding good names is one of the challanges of crafting software. And you need to find them all the time…

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