๐ Spock vs JUnit 5 - the ultimate feature comparison
· โ 18 min read
What is the best testing framework for Java code nowadays? Spock or JUnit 5? Check it out in this ultimate feature comparison.
More compact parameterized tests reporting in Spock 2.1
· โ 5 min read
Get even more compact reporting for parameterized tests with Spock 2.1.
Running Spock with unsupported Groovy version (Gradle + Maven)
· โ 11 min read
Stuck with the 'The Spock compiler plugin cannot execute because Spock 1.3-groovy-2.5 (3.0) is not compatible with Groovy 3.0 (4.0)' error message? Find out what can be done about that (using Gradle and Maven).
Unified Gradle projects releasing to Maven Central in 2021 + migration guide
· โ 6 min read
In dark times of JCenter shutdown, get know the unified power of releasing to Maven Central with brand new Gradle Nexus Publish Plugin. A migration guide is included.
What happened to Groovy dependencies in Spock 2.0?
· โ 3 min read
Spock 2.0(-M3) reduced number of provided Groovy dependencies. If you started to get various Groovy-related 'ClassNotFoundException's after migration and wonder why and what to do, read on.
Simpler and safer artifact signing on CI server with Gradle
· โ 4 min read
Check out how to simplify your Gradle configuration for artifact signing (and releasing) on a CI server (and along the way avoid CVE-2020-13165 in Gradle <6.5).
Places where you REALLY NEED to use 'assert' keyword in Spock assertions
· โ 5 min read
Make sure you know all the places where putting the 'assert' keyword in Spock is necessary to avoid false sense of security and tests which - effectively - do nothing.
Mysteriously broken reduction operation on parallel streams in Java (explained)
· โ 11 min read
How to not get into trouble writing custom reduction operation on (parallel) streams with Java 8+ (including Java 14).
Improved 'instanceof' operator in Java 14
· โ 3 min read
Make your code simpler with implicit casting in improved 'instanceof' operator in Java 14.
Enable Java 14 preview features in Gradle, Maven and Idea
· โ 2 min read
Discover how to enable Java 14 preview features in Gradle, Maven, Idea and Command line.
PIT, JUnit 5 and Gradle - with just one extra line of configuration
· โ 3 min read
Discover dead simple, improved PIT and JUnit 5 configuration in Gradle (with gradle-pitest-plugin 1.4.7+).
Farewell WordPress, bonjour Hugo
· โ 3 min read
Get know about my blog migration from WordPress to Hugo and the reasons behind it.
Where are all the old posts?
· โ 1 min read
Find out where to find all the old posts I wrote in the previous years.