RE: Tools for J2EE Project

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--- Francis Purcell <[email protected]> wrote:
> Wow, it's quite here...I wonder what's going on a
> JavaONE???
> 
> Anyway, totally agree with you, Mushtaq.  JUnit is
> *the* tool for 
> testing...  Jakarta Cactus is built on top of JUnit,
> and has a TestServlet 
> class which your test-case extends, such that your
> test case is running as 
> a servlet in a J2EE container, as compared to your
> test running as a simple 
> java client in a private test JVM.   This is my
> prefreed way test EJBs, 
> since this Servlet 2 EJB scenario better represents
> how my EJBs are being used.
> 
> BTW, anyone know of any *free* test tools that will
> allow you to define 
> your tests via JavaDoc tags ala XDoclet?  (I know of
> one tool whose name 
> escapes me , but said tool has a license fee &
> proprietary execution 
> environment attached).  What about performance
> measuring tools for server 
> side components?
> 
> Cheers,
> Frank
> 
> 
> At 04:21 AM 3/26/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >Also JUnit for unit testing...
> >
> >www.junit.org
> >
> >Regards,
> >Mushtaq
> >
> > > ----------
> > > From:       Francis
> Purcell[SMTP:[email protected]]
> > > Reply To:       [email protected]
> > > Sent:       Sunday, March 24, 2002 12:47 AM
> > > To:       [email protected]
> > > Subject:       Re: [EJB-Developer] Tools for
> J2EE Project
> > >
> > > Hi Sundar,
> > >
> > > Ant & XDoclet are requirements for everything
> J2EE I now do :
> > >
> > >    Apache Ant -- of course...so many options in
> this thing, it's
> > > unbelievable (my favorite lesser know options is
> being able to turn tabs
> > > in
> > > your source code into x-number of spaces).  I'm
> pretty sure there are VSS
> > > options native to Ant...if not, you may want to
> look at using CVS if at
> > > all
> > > possible.
> > >    XDoclet 
> >
>
(<http://xdoclet.sourceforge.net)>http://xdoclet.sourceforge.net)
> -- 
> > invaluable, especially when
> > >
> > > developing EJBs (I think there are tags for
> Orion, which I'd assume works
> > > with Oracle...if not, someone either has
> templates they can give you, or
> > > it
> > > would be worth building your own).
> > >
> > > A good J2EE unit testing tool is Apache's
> Cactus, but I don't have enough
> > > experience with it to call it a requirement.  I
> too would like to know
> > > what
> > > other testing tools (especially performance
> testing) people are using...
> > >
> > > As to meeting a schedule without fail, I don't
> think I'm the best person
> > > to
> > > answer this question :-).   I find inspiration
> in many extreme programming
> > >
> > > concepts around managing expectations,
> especially where you involve the
> > > client to determine what the requirements are,
> and the developers in
> > > determining how long each requirement will
> take...then negotiating with
> > > the
> > > client and letting them determine the trade offs
> between time and
> > > functionality.   Take a look at:
> > > 
> >
>
<http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?ExtremeProgrammingSummary>http://www.c2.com/cgi/wiki?ExtremeProgrammingSummary
> > >
> > > Good luck,
> > > Frank
> > >
> > > p.s., In preparing for this project, I would
> allocate time for you and
> > > your
> > > developers to learn the tools.  Don't just run
> through the examples that
> > > come with the tools (unless you want to build a
> false sense of
> > > confidence).  Rather, take the examples and
> build new things on top of
> > > them.  Mimic what you are going to be doing on
> this project (servlets,
> > > ejbs, etc...), and really exercise your
> knowledge of the tools (e.g., use
> > > ant to create a build system full of build rules
> for your prototype ejbs &
> > >
> > > servlets; use XDoclet to create deployment
> descriptors and home/remote
> > > interfaces for those prototypes; create a single
> rule in ant that builds
> > > your code from scratch, starts your J2EE server,
> deploys your jar/war/ear,
> > >
> > > runs your unit test, strips any tabs in your
> code, and check the changes
> > > into VSS, etc...).  Knowing as much about how
> these things work (and how
> > > they don't) before you enter panic mode is a big
> plus...  BTW, there are
> > > some pretty good presentation tools out there,
> and more coming out every
> > > day (
> > > advice, Oracle AS may do some things very very
> well, but it probably does
> > > not do everything you need.
> > >
> > >
> > > At 09:56 AM 3/23/2002 -0800, you wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >Dear Developers,
> > > >
> > > >I am about to lead a J2EE project. I would like
> to know a list of best
> > > >tools that I should get hold of. As we are
> going with Oracle9i as the app
> > >
> > > >server. So for IDE we are going for JDeveloper.
> For Version control I am
> > > >thinking to use Visual Source Safe. I would
> like to know the appropriate
> > > >tools for Desinging, Project management,
> Testing including functional,
> > > >load testing, performance testing.  I would
> appriciate if U guys can give
> > >
> > > >inputs as how should I proceed managing the
> project as the cilent wants
> > > us
> > > >to meet the deadline without fail. Thanks in
> advance.
> > > >
> > > >Regards
> > > >
> > > >Sundar.
> > > >>
> > > >>
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