Java #08 – Static Methods and Constants
An introduction to static methods and constants in Java. Download source code from http://java.martincarlisle.com.
Requirements Traceability Introduction
This video demonstrates an example of agile requirements traceability. We discuss an example user story and show how detailed requirements captured as test tables can be used to build executable specifications and aid the design process. Finally we wrap up by a brief example of how we would track the …
Java Persistence with JavaDB
Rick Hillegas (one of the original developers of Apache Derby) will share his thoughts on Java DB (a.k.a. Apache Derby), a free, pure Java relational database, which is co-bundled in the Java 6 JDK. Rock-solid and feature-rich, Java DB nevertheless fits in a 2.5M jar file. Rick’s talk will cover …
Towards a Ruby Compiler
Because of its dynamic nature, Ruby is very difficult to optimize; as a result it is a slow language. It has long been an unrequited dream of mine to write a fully static Ruby compiler, which converts Ruby into efficient, directly executable machine code. I had given it up as …
Moles: Mocking the Un-Mockable
In this episode we are going to take at how to use Pex and Moles for .Net. Unit testing is great, but most free isolation frameworks require that your mocks implement an interface. But what do you do when the class you are trying to mock is static or sealed …
Welcome to the UML
A basic introduction to the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Additional resources: * Understanding the Unified Modeling Language (UML) * UML Tools Directory * UML Planet