Jun 17 2009
Pillar helps to Launch Mobtile Android Platform
This is a link to a recent interview that discusses the arrival of a new revenue sharing platform for Android smart phones.
Archive for the 'Java' Category
Aug 26 2008
Verde Characterization Test Suite
Pillar is bringing a new suite of tools to the market. Verde is the name that we have chosen to leverage the fact that we are attempting to provide greenfield test coverage in situations where there are no other signs of life. Verde is a tool that allows existing legacy Java Code to be wrapped with JUnit Tests. These tests are well structured and maintainable. They are created dynamically at run time with real data. Verde is a game changing tool. While we are not advertising or publishing the power of the tool, we are actively using the tool for a few select clients. If you have questions, feel free to contact the author for more information.
Jan 25 2008
Unit Testing JSP Custom Tags
Testing J2EE components has always been a difficult task, which is probably why I see so many web projects that have few tests written for the web layer or sometimes none at all. Late last year Spring announced the release of Spring 2.5 , with some nice additions to the suite of mock testing objects for unit testing web components. That’s right unit testing web components, not in container testing. So like any good agile programmer let’s start with the test first.
Jan 16 2008
Analyzing Dependencies With the Maven Site Plugin
Now as most people will tell you I’m kind of a geek when it comes to Maven. It’s really a nice tool and it makes dependency management in large projects almost a no brainer…almost. The story I’m about to share is true, only the names have been changed to protect the innocent…
Jan 14 2008
Maven Multi-Module Quickstart
Recently I’ve had lot’s of questions about how to create multi-module projects, so when I discovered this technique, I thought I’d write this up. This technique exploits a little known feature of the archetype:create plugin, and the Maven site archetype to kickstart your project. Creating a multi-module project has many benefits, one of them being the ability to build every artifact in a project with one simple “mvn compile” command. Another benefit is that if you are using either the maven eclipse:eclipse plugin or the idea:idea plugin, you can enter this command at the root of the project and it will generate all of the project files for all of the contained modules.
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