Solid Java programming experience is essential -- especially object-oriented use of the language. Language features and techniques that are integral to some lab exercises include interfaces and abstract classes, threading, generics and collections, and recursive methods.

• Automated Testing
• JUnit and Related Tools
• The @Test Annotation
• The Assert Class Utility
• Test Runners
• Lifecycle Methods
• Expecting Exceptions
• Test Suites

• Test Granularity
• Reusing Test Logic
• Recording and Comparing Output
• Test Isolation
• Controlling the Test Environment
• Managing Dependencies
• Non-Invasive Testing
• Designing for Testability
• Factories
• Testing and Threads

• Writing the Test First
• The TDD Cycle
• Advantages of TDD
• Resistance to TDD
• A Case Study

• Mock Objects in Testing
• Mock Objects in Test-Driven Development
• Static vs. Dynamic Mocks
• Stubbing
• Verifying
• Matching and Capturing
• Using a Spy
• Partial Mocking

• Challenges in Java-EE Testing
• The Java Naming and Directory Interface
• Mocking JNDI
• Java-EE Dependency Injection
• Testing Persistence Components
• Mocking JDBC and JPA
• Test Databases
• Auto-Rollback
• Verifying Transactionality and Cleanup
• Web Components
• Mocking the Web Container
• Asynchronous Messaging
• Mocking the JMS Session
• Web-Services APIs: JAX-WS and JAX-RS