Craig Walls
Lone Star Software Symposium: Dallas
Dallas · June 5 - 7, 2009
Author of 'Spring in Action' and 'Building Talking Apps'
Craig Walls is a Principal Engineer, Java Champion, Alexa Champion, and the author of Spring AI in Action, Spring in Action, and Build Talking Apps. He's a zealous promoter of the Spring Framework, speaking frequently at local user groups and conferences and writing about Spring. When he's not slinging code, Craig is planning his next trip to Disney World or Disneyland and spending as much time as he can with his wife, two daughters, 1 bird and 2 dogs.
Presentations
Modular Java: Intro to OSGi with Spring-DM, OSGi Blueprints, and Gradle
The secret weapon for attacking complexity in any project is to
break it down into smaller, cohesive, and more easily digestible
pieces. Unfortunately, Java lacks critical ingredients necessary
to achieve true modularity.
Beyond JUnit: Powertools for Test-Driven Development
Writing tests is more than just writing JUnit test cases and hoping that they'll pass when your project is built. If you want assurance that your code is sound and provides the desired functionality, then you'll want to test it from every angle and run those tests as frequently as possible.