Main Session - Introduction to Acceptance Test-Driven Development Speaker: Steve Wolfe and Rick Stoner
Steve is a Technology Specialist with Capital BlueCross and Rick is a Software Engineer from Capital BlueCross. Abstract:
Acceptance Test Driven Development goes beyond programmer-centric unit tests
and allows the end user to define test cases. This presentation will
demonstrate using the FIT and FitNesse libraries to enable the end user to
define and execute test cases against your application.
Espresso Session - Using HTTP and XML in Groovy - John Flinchbaugh, MapQuest
Live code demo of using Groovy to call web services and use the results.
6:45 pm
Main Session - Java Concurrency Speaker: Eric Beyeler
Eric lives in Mount Joy, PA and works for MapQuest. He spent 10 years in C++ Heaven at various companies before having to face Java Purgatory at MQ. He now tries to appreciate the best of both worlds and even endures the occasional safari into the world of Javascript. Abstract:
How to take advantage of modern hardware capabilities using the Java concurrency features and live to tell about it.