Testing for expected exceptions in JUnit

Unit tests are used to verify that a piece of code operates as the developer expects it to. Sometimes, that…

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Java7 – A look back

I started writing a blog post on what’s new in the upcoming Java8 release, and thought I would start by…

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Java8

Java8 isn’t scheduled for for release until March 2014, but early release versions have been available for a while. Some…

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Stacks and Queues in Java

I have been working on some Java code recently that required both a stack and a queue. The choices to…

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Software Quality via Unit Testing

The following post is based on a talk I gave at Desert Code Camp 2013. See also the associated slide…

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Builder Pattern: Good for code, great for tests

I’ve found the builder design pattern occasionally useful in code, but frequently useful in tests. This article is a quick…

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