When we want to write integration tests for Spring Boot web applications, the first thing that we have to do is to create a build that makes our life as easy as possible. In other words, we must create a build that allows us to decide what happens when we build our project. This blog post describes how we can create a Maven build that fulfills this requirement. Read More

Before we will learn how to write integration tests for Spring Boot web applications, it's a good idea to take a quick look at the tools which help us to write better tests. This blog post highlights six testing tools which we should use when we are writing integration tests for Spring Boot web applications. Read More

This is a free sample lesson of my Introduction to AssertJ-DB course. This lesson describes why we should use AssertJ-DB, explains how we can get the required dependencies with Maven and Gradle, and helps us to configure AssertJ-DB. Read More

Because we had a rainy summer (I live in Finland), I decided to write a new course that describes how you can get rid of DbUnit XML data set files, make your feedback loop as short as possible, and eliminate duplicate boilerplate code (aka duplicate assertions) from your test suite. The Introduction to AssertJ-DB course […] Read more

There are many software development blogs out there, but many of them don't publish testing articles on a regular basis. Also, I have noticed that some software developers don't read blogs written by software testers. That is a shame because I think that we can learn a lot from them. That is why I decided […] Read more