Groovy in Action, Second Edition

Chapter 17. Unit testing with Groovy

This chapter covers

• Unit testing Groovy and Java code
• Incorporating code coverage tools
• Integrating IDEs
• Testing with Spock
• Automating the build process

The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong, it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.

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