Next Generation Java™ Testing: TestNG and Advanced Concepts

Chapter 7. Digressions

This chapter contains all of our pet peeves, rants, annoyances, and musings that took place behind the scenes while writing this book. Much of it is only very tangentially relevant, some of it is outright irrelevant, and yes, some of it is even on topic and relevant.

This material landed here because it didn’t fit in anywhere else, or because it wasn’t appropriate in the main body of the book, or because it simply is personal opinion and should not be treated quite as authoritatively as the rest of the book. It’s unlikely that you’ll agree with all of it, just as it’s equally unlikely that you’ll disagree with all of it. Some things will resonate, some won’t. Either way, we hope you find it an enjoyable ride, if somewhat ...