Pacific Northwest Software Symposium

September 17 - 19, 2010 - Seattle, WA


Redmond Marriott Town Center
7401 164th Avenue NE
Redmond, WA   98052
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Unit Testing and Mocking your Java Code with Groovy

One of the best ways to introduce Groovy to new projects and teams is to use it for Unit testing Java code. Using Groovy to unit test Java codehas several advantages. You can take advantage of its concise syntax for writing tests. Groovy's dynamic and metaprogramming capabilities can be exploited for mocking purposes.

In this presentation, you will learn tips and techniques to use Groovy to unit test both your Java and your Groovy code.


About Venkat Subramaniam

Dr. Venkat Subramaniam, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with agile practices on their software projects, and speaks frequently at international conferences and user groups. Venkat is also an adjunct faculty and teaches CS courses remotely at the University of Houston. He is author of ".NET Gotchas," coauthor of 2007 Jolt Productivity Award winning "Practices of an Agile Developer," author of "Programming Groovy: Dynamic Productivity for the Java Developer" and "Programming Scala: Tackle Multi-Core Complexity on the Java Virtual Machine" (Pragmatic Bookshelf).

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