Dierk König - Author Groovy in Action and Partner at Canoo AG
Dierk König works as a senior software developer, mentor and coach for Canoo Engineering AG in Basel, Switzerland. He is a committer to Groovy and to Grails and project manager of Canoo WebTest. Dierk is also the author of Groovy in Action, has been published in leading
software magazines and often speaks at international conferences.
Unit Testing and Mock Objects with Groovy
Unit testing is a first-class developer duty with even higher priority in dynamic languages like Groovy. During this talk, Dierk will go through the built-in features that Groovy provides for unit testing ranging from basic tests as known from JUnit, through Groovy specific testing strategies, up to advanced testing with the help of Groovy's stubs and mocks. Special attention will be given to Grails related unit test questions.
Grails eXchange Podcast
Unit Testing and Mock Objects with Groovy
Canoo Web Test & Grails Grails comes with integrated support for automated functional testing based on Canoo WebTest. Dierk will start this session with a live-demo of scaffolding functional tests with Grails and will then proceed with a hands-on presentation of how to evolve your Grails application in a test-driven approach. Dierk will wrap-up his talk with general thoughts about the various testing paradigms and their applicability for Grails applications.
, has been published in leading
software magazines and often speaks at international conferences.