Presentation: TweetUnit Tests Are Not Enough! Practical Functional Testing in Java

Unit testing has been picked up by most development teams as one of their core development practices. The same teams, however, often struggle with their functional testing approach. Those problems arise partly due to a misguided effort of having an exhaustive suite of system tests instead of finding a means to effectively communicate requirements. The other part of difficulties is technical: Which framework? What kind of test language? Where to attach tests to the system? How to structure the growing number of test scenarios?

In this talk I will shed some light on the role automated functional tests can play and consider the different technical options you have when you work in Java or other JVM languages. Choosing a viable automation technology and avoiding the common traps is crucial for installing effective and scalable functional testing.