Archive for July, 2009
Reorganizing long test classes
For the next release of FEST-Swing, the number of automated tests has increased considerably: from 2,677 to 3,000+ (and counting!) Special attention has been paid to the quality of the tests: DRY and readable code, meaningful assertions, and proper naming. Tests are treated with the same TLC (Tender Loving Care) as the rest of the [...]
A couple of lessons I learned about API design
One of the reasons I work on open source is to become a better programmer. Learning opportunities come from different sources, being practice the more obvious one. In the last couple of weeks I learned two important lessons about API design not by practicing my craft, but from listening to our users. What I learned [...]
Writing EDT-safe Swing UI tests
Lately, I noticed that one of the main topics in the FEST mailing list is violation of Swing’s threading policy in UI tests. Surprisingly, this subject is not really referenced directly. Most of the time, it appears in the form of questions, code snippets or test cases not related to Swing threading at all. It [...]
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Welcome
My name is Alex Ruiz. I'm a programmer with special interest in Java, API design, testing and OOP. I'm the creator of FEST, an open source project that aims at making testing of Swing and JavaFX user interfaces (and testing in general) easier.
I work as a Software Engineer in the JavaFX Controls team at Oracle.
