Pacific Northwest Software Symposium - September 17 - 19, 2010 - No Fluff Just Stuff

Unit Testing and Mocking your Java Code with Groovy

Pacific Northwest Software Symposium

Seattle · September 17 - 19, 2010

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About this Presentation

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.

Venkat Subramaniam

Founder @ Agile Developer, Inc.

Dr. Venkat Subramaniam is an award-winning author, founder of Agile Developer, Inc., creator of agilelearner.com, and an instructional professor at the University of Houston.

He has trained and mentored thousands of software developers in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia, and is a regularly-invited speaker at several international conferences. Venkat helps his clients effectively apply and succeed with sustainable agile practices on their software projects.

Venkat is a (co)author of multiple technical books, including the 2007 Jolt Productivity award winning book Practices of an Agile Developer. You can find a list of his books at agiledeveloper.com. You can reach him by email at venkats@agiledeveloper.com or on twitter at @venkat_s.