Next Generation Java™ Testing: TestNG and Advanced Concepts

Preface

We’re all in the business of software development. Code is written and then deployed. Once we’ve deployed the code, our customers will express pleasure or, depressingly often, displeasure.

For the last few decades, much has been written about how to minimize this displeasure. We have countless languages, methodologies, tools, management techniques, and plain old-fashioned mythology to help address this issue.

Some of these approaches are more effective than others. There has certainly been a renewed emphasis and focus on testing lately, along with the pleasures said testing would bring to developers and users alike.

Much has been written extolling the virtues of testing. It can make your code better, faster, and lighter. It can add some ...