The Way of Unit Testing in Java: Using JUnit

Author: Thomas
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: Winner of the 14th Jolt Award (Jolt Award) and Productivity Award!! Prequel to the classic masterpiece The Pragmatic Programmer!! The Pragmatic Programmer Trilogy: The Pragmatic Programmer Trilogy series includes four books, introducing the tools that every pragmatic programmer and successful team should have.
- First Module: The Art of Version Control – Using VCS
- Second Module: The Art of Unit Testing – C# Edition – Using NUnit
- Third Module: The Art of Project Automation – How to Build, Deploy, and Monitor Java Applications
Pragmatic programmers use feedback to guide development and drive their personal development processes. When coding, useful feedback comes from "Unit Testing". To test a bridge, it’s not just about clear weather and driving a car through the middle of the bridge to consider the test complete. However, many programs are using this testing method—calling a single successful run "testing." In fact, pragmatic programmers should be able to do better. Real-time unit testing simplifies the development process. It allows for more optimized designs while significantly reducing the time spent debugging code. From this book, you will learn:
- How to write better, faster, and bug-free code.
- How to find hidden bugs and learn how to fix them.
- How to test a small piece of code without using the entire project.
- How to use JUnit to simplify test code.
- How to conduct efficient testing in a development team.
This book describes unit testing using the free, Java-based program library JUnit: these techniques are also applicable to other languages and frameworks (this series also includes a sister book for Java, The Art of Unit Testing – C# Edition – Using NUnit).
The Pragmatic Programmer Trilogy is a series of four small books designed to help programmers solve specific problems they encounter in their daily work, covering fundamental knowledge essential for modern software development. This series not only showcases practical techniques and tool usage but also embodies the development philosophy advocated by the authors in their classic work, The Pragmatic Programmer – From Journeyman to Master. All of this serves as a powerful tool to help developers and teams develop efficiently, continuously improve, and achieve high development productivity.
The Art of Unit Testing – C# Edition – Using NUnit is the second book in the series (this book also has a Java version, The Art of Unit Testing – Java Edition – Using JUnit), explaining how to perform unit testing in C# using the free, open-source NUnit program library. Its content is widely applicable to other languages and frameworks. The main topics include:
- How to write more efficient code with fewer bugs.
- How to find hidden bugs and eliminate them.
- How to test code snippets without involving the entire project.
- How to use NUnit to simplify test code.
- How to conduct efficient testing in a team, and more.
This book is primarily suitable for C# programmers with some coding and design experience but limited experience in unit testing.