Introduction to JUnit - Pantheon Systems, Inc.

Pantheon Systems, Inc.
The Object Technology Company

Introduction to JUnit
Combining Quality and Speed in Java Development

Duration: 2 days

Class Size: Up to 15 students

Prerequisites:Familiarity with Java

Who should attend?
Software developers, QA Personnel

What will you learn? :

How to use JUnit
Using JUnit with Eclipse and Ant
Testing Strategy and Techniques
How to test JSP's, taglibs, J2EE

Course Contents

Test-Driven Development
Purpose, benefits and pitfalls.
Extreme Programming
A Brief introduction and demo
Automated Vs. Manual Testing
Who tests? Why? How? Integrating testing into your coding routine.
What is JUnit?
Origin and Philosophy
JUnit Architecture
Using JUnit for a simple application. What's different?
JUnit Concepts
JUnit Classes. Using the harness.
Writing Unit Tests in JUnit
Where it fits. How to use it.
Writing Test Suites in JUnit
Class TestSuite. Best practices.
Refactoring with JUnit
What happens to tests when you refactor? JUnit support for refactoring.
Test Automation and Coverage
Automating tests in JUnit. Testing using Ant. Testing with Maven. Testing with Eclipse.
Integration Testing
Object interactions and their handling. Service interactions and their handling.
Acceptance Tests
Agile software, new methodologies for acceptance testing.
Performance Testing
JUnit Extensions. How to best use performance testing.
Where to go from here
Further study. Tools and references.
Review and Conclusion

Introduction to JUnit is a 2-day, lab-intensive, course intended to get you using JUnit to improve your Java code quality. JUnit is a powerful framework to actively test your applications as you develop. The course focuses on the practical aspects of building web applications using JUnit.