Chapter 13. JUnit: Automating Unit Testing

Testing may not be your favorite task as a programmer; it probably rates just above documentation. Yet here is a tool that has made testing more bearable and more productive for many Java developers—and not just because it has pretty colors and flashing lights.

What You Will Learn

  • What JUnit is and why it’s getting so much attention.

  • How some people test before they start coding.

  • How to install and invoke JUnit.

  • The major JUnit concepts that you need to understand.

  • What assertions are available in JUnit.

JUnit: Why All the Fuss?

JUnit is a framework for unit tests. It consists of a handful of classes which you can use to build bunches of test cases for testing your application. JUnit also comes with three test ...

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