FEST-Assert 1.3: Fluent Interface for Assertions
Posted by Alex Ruiz in Java, Open Source, Testing on August 4, 2010
We are proud to announce that FEST-Assert 1.3 is out! FEST-Assert is an “assertThat” library that provides a fluent interface for writing assertions. Its main goal is to improve test code readability and make maintenance of tests easier. Example: int removed = employees.removeFired(); assertThat(removed).isZero(); List newEmployees = employees.hired(TODAY); assertThat(newEmployees).hasSize(6) .contains(frodo, sam); String[] newHires [...]
Effective Code Coverage (and Metrics in General)
This is the best definition of code metrics I have found so far1: Code metrics is a set of software measures that provide developers better insight into the code they are developing. By taking advantage of code metrics, developers can understand which types and/or methods should be reworked or more thoroughly tested. Development teams can [...]
OutOfMemoryError in Eclipse with JDK 1.6.0_21, on Windows
This past weekend I spent a good amount of time trying to solve an OutOfMemoryError that made Eclipse crash every 5 minutes. I’m running Eclipse Helios on JDK 1.6.0_21, with the following plug-ins: Subclipse, m2eclipse and Atlassian Eclipse Connector. It was hard to figure out which one was the troublemaker, since I installed everything in one shot on my new Windows laptop [...]
FEST’s JavaFX Compiler Maven Plug-in 1.0b2
Posted by Alex Ruiz in JavaFX, Open Source on July 14, 2010
I’m proud to announce the release of FEST’s JavaFX Compiler Maven plug-in 1.0b2! The plug-in compiles JavaFX source and test files. This release adds new, useful configuration options. The release was driven by Johannes Schneider‘s work, based on his needs for the JFXtras project. I’d also like to thank Thomas Butter for helping us improve [...]
Great candidate == great (technical skills + personality + attitude)
Posted by Alex Ruiz in Interviewing, Opinion on July 6, 2010
In my previous job, I spent a considerable amount of time interviewing candidates. After years of interviewing candidates, I finally realized that a candidate’s personality and attitude are as important as her technical skills. Even though I’m going to describe what may seem obvious to most of you, I’d like to share my short and [...]
Joining the JavaFX Controls team!
I’m proud and happy to announce that I joined the JavaFX Controls team! This is an awesome opportunity. Even though JavaFX is a pretty nice technology and there is room for lots of cool things to do, what attracted me the most was the team itself. This is my first week and I’m enjoying so [...]
For Maven Users Only: FEST-Swing 1.2.1 released
Posted by Alex Ruiz in Java, Open Source, Swing, Testing on June 21, 2010
I just uploaded FEST-Swing 1.2.1 to CodeHaus’ Maven repository. This release is targeted to Maven users only. The reason? I made a big mistake when I released FEST-Swing 1.2: I uploaded the wrong version of the dependency FEST-Util, making the Maven version of FEST-Swing completely unusable. Artifacts uploaded to CodeHaus’ Maven repository are automatically uploaded [...]
Running Ubuntu in VirtualBox at 2560 x 1600!
Posted by Alex Ruiz in Linux, Tips, VirtualBox on June 10, 2010
Once I got my new PC last weekend, the first thing I did was to install Ubuntu 10.4 in VirtualBox (now updated to 3.2.4) in a Windows 7 host. Installation of both VirtualBox and Ubuntu was quick and painless. They just work. Since I have a 30′ monitor and a powerful video card, I wanted [...]
FEST-Swing 1.2: Swing GUI Testing Made Easy
Posted by Alex Ruiz in Java, Open Source, Swing, Testing on June 2, 2010
I’m proud to announce the release of FEST-Swing 1.2! FEST-Swing is a Java library that provides a fluent interface for functional Swing GUI testing. This library provides an easy-to-use API that makes creation and maintenance of GUI tests easy. Release notes Bug [FEST-341] – Error in ScreenshotOnFailureListener.takeScreenshotAndReturnFileName. Thanks to Grego. [FEST-342] – Javadocs in methods [...]
FEST’s JavaFX Compiler Maven Plug-in 1.0b1
Posted by Alex Ruiz in JavaFX, Open Source on May 19, 2010
I’m proud to announce the release of FEST’s JavaFX Compiler Maven plug-in 1.0b1! This plug-in compiles JavaFX source and test files. Features Compiles JavaFX source and test files Does not require JavaFX distribution to be in a Maven repository (according to its license, only Oracle can distribute JavaFX) Does not require to list all JavaFX [...]
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.
