9781935182023: JUnit in Action

Synopsis

HIGHLIGHT

Updated and revised edition of a Manning classic and the only in-depth

book on JUnit. Explains modern unit testing principles and the latest features in

JUnit 4.5.

DESCRIPTION

Unit testing during software development, done properly, can mean the difference

between a project’s success and failure. JUnit in Action, Second Edition is an

up-to-date guide to unit testing Java and Java EE applications using the popular

JUnit framework and its extensions. Revised and updated from the best-selling

original, the book provides techniques to help readers exploit JUnit 4.5.

JUnit in Action, Second Edition summarizes many related open-source tools,

offering a mature view of the unit testing field including strategies for EJB,

database, and web applications. With real-world examples throughout, the

authors demonstrate how to incorporate open source frameworks with JUnit,

and explain test-driven development and other best practices for modern

unit testing.

KEY POINTS

• Strong early demand through Manning’s Early Access program (MEAP)

• Covers latest JUnit 4.5 features including annotations, exception handling

and assertion methods

• Concise and developer-centric “In Action” style

• Examples with AJAX applications, mock testing, test automation and more

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About the Author

Petar Tahchiev

is the lead author for this Second Edition. He’s a software engineer

with Hewlett Packard and serves as the Jakarta Cactus lead developer. He is

a leader of the Bulgarian Java User Group (BGJUG) and a frequent speaker at

many conferences. He currently lives in Amsterdam.

Felipe Leme lives in California and has worked as a software engineer with Java

since 1996. He is a four-time repeat speaker at JavaOne, has written dozens of

Java-related articles, and contributed to many open source projects including

DbUnit and Jakarta Cactus.

Vincent Massol authored the original JUnit in Action and is a leading member of

the Apache community. He lives near Paris and is Chief Technology Officer of

XWiki which develops open source enterprise wikis and collaborative software

products.

Gary Gregory is an active member of The Apache Software Foundation, the

Apache Jakarta Project Management Committee and contributes regularly to

various Apache Commons projects. He lives in California.

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