As part of my efforts to create more concise Unit Tests in Java, Steve McLarnon and I recently added the ability to create a stub and stub one method with only one line.The implementation relies entirely on Mockito, so my example assumes you were already using Mockito to create the stub.The Mockito documentation has the following example for...

As part of my efforts to create more concise Unit Tests in Java, Steve McLarnon and I recently added the ability to create a stub and stub one method with only one line.The implementation relies entirely on Mockito, so my example assumes you were already using Mockito to create the stub.The Mockito documentation has the following example for...

As part of my efforts to create more concise Unit Tests in Java, Steve McLarnon and I recently added the ability to create a stub and stub one method with only one line.The implementation relies entirely on Mockito, so my example assumes you were already using Mockito to create the stub.The Mockito documentation has the following example for...

At speakerconf 2010 discussion repeatedly arose around the idea that unit tests hinder your ability to refactor and add new features. It's true that tests are invaluable when refactoring the internals of a class as long as the interface doesn't change. However, when the interface does change, updating the associated tests is often the vast...

At speakerconf 2010 discussion repeatedly arose around the idea that unit tests hinder your ability to refactor and add new features. It's true that tests are invaluable when refactoring the internals of a class as long as the interface doesn't change. However, when the interface does change, updating the associated tests is often the vast...

Up until a few years ago I'd never done any type of public speaking. I'm outspoken among friends, but generally shy around strangers. However, some opportunities presented themselves and I decided to take the leap into the world of presenting. I thought it might be helpful to document some lessons I've learned. If you decide to take the leap...

Up until a few years ago I'd never done any type of public speaking. I'm outspoken among friends, but generally shy around strangers. However, some opportunities presented themselves and I decided to take the leap into the world of presenting. I thought it might be helpful to document some lessons I've learned. If you decide to take the leap...

At QCon 2008 Steve Vinoski told me he uses at least 4 languages pretty much every day. At the time I thought 4 seemed like a lot of languages to use. Are we ready for a world where programmers need to know so many languages?If you think about building a web application, you probably need to know a server-side language, HTML, Javascript, CSS,...

At QCon 2008 Steve Vinoski told me he uses at least 4 languages pretty much every day. At the time I thought 4 seemed like a lot of languages to use. Are we ready for a world where programmers need to know so many languages?If you think about building a web application, you probably need to know a server-side language, HTML, Javascript, CSS,...

Refactoring: Ruby Edition is available (and In Stock) on amazon.com.Sorry it took so long, I hope it is worth the wait.© Jay Fields - www.jayfields.com

Refactoring: Ruby Edition is available (and In Stock) on amazon.com.Sorry it took so long, I hope it is worth the wait.© Jay Fields - www.jayfields.com

def Initial Development Time: In software development projects, initial development time (IDT) is the length of time it takes from the project's first line of code until the business derives notable value from it.I've done plenty of projects in my career, some with an IDT of a few months and some with an IDT of a year or more. Based on those...

def Initial Development Time: In software development projects, initial development time (IDT) is the length of time it takes from the project's first line of code until the business derives notable value from it.I've done plenty of projects in my career, some with an IDT of a few months and some with an IDT of a year or more. Based on those...

I have a personal hatred for weekend conferences*. To me, a weekend conference ensures that I'll be "working" for 12 straight days.I understand that opinion isn't universal. Some people have problems getting time "off" to attend conferences. These situations feel like a fundamental misunderstanding of a software developer's responsibilities...

I have a personal hatred for weekend conferences*. To me, a weekend conference ensures that I'll be "working" for 12 straight days.I understand that opinion isn't universal. Some people have problems getting time "off" to attend conferences. These situations feel like a fundamental misunderstanding of a software developer's responsibilities...