http://www.paulbutcher.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:12:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In Testing a library project the Android documentation says: There are two recommended ways of setting up testing on code and resources in a library project: You can set up a test project that instruments an application project that depends on the library project. You can then add tests to ... http://www.paulbutcher.com/2010/09/android-library-project-with-tests-step-by-step/ This book is highly recommended as it contains a whole lot of wisdom and experience from the field of software engineering. It’s only 190 pages, so you should be able to get through very quickly. So, you can’t lose on this one. — ElegantCode For more reviews, see Debug It! Review Roundup. http://www.paulbutcher.com/2010/08/debug-it-reviewed-on-elegantcode/ Went testing at Oulton on Friday, intending to work on tyre temperatures (because I suspect that this might be part of why I'm consistently in the top 3 during the first 5 minutes of qualifying/the race, but gradually drop down the order after that). And ended up doing no running ... http://www.paulbutcher.com/2010/08/oulton-park-didnt-go-as-smoothly-as-it-might/ Here is the example source code to my PragPub article Great Expectations. http://www.paulbutcher.com/2010/07/great-expectations/ I think that this book should be read by all new software developers as well as all junior or mid-level developers. There’s plenty to be learned by the senior developer types too. Even if you’ve been doing these things for a long time, this is a good read to make ... http://www.paulbutcher.com/2010/05/debug-it-reviewed-on-lostechies/ The dust is finally settling after the second Formula Jedi meeting at Croft, and I can take stock of the beginning of the season. On the face of things, it's been a disaster - 4 races, of which I've only managed to start 3, no finishes, no points and a ... http://www.paulbutcher.com/2010/05/encouraging-failures/ Recently I found myself trying to find a definitive list of the options supported by scalac, the Scala compiler. It turns out that I could have just asked the compiler itself (the -X option lists all "advanced" options and the -Y option lists all "private" options). But this is very ... http://www.paulbutcher.com/2010/04/scala-compiler-advanced-options/ I spent quite a bit of time beating my head against the details of getting Scala 2.8.0.RC1, sbt and ScalaTest to play nicely with each other. So here's a step-by-step guide which will hopefully save others time. Install sbt Create a new project as follows: $ mkdir aproject $ cd aproject/ $ sbt Project does not ... http://www.paulbutcher.com/2010/04/scala-2-8-0-rc1-sbt-and-scalatest-step-by-step/ I've recently started working on a new project (SwiftKey), and my immediate priority is to get our testing sorted out. To that end, I'm constructing a fuzz test suite. Partly because I think that it's the right tool for the job, and partly because it's a good opportunity for me ... http://www.paulbutcher.com/2010/04/fuzzy-about-scala/ Today, I took the Jedi to Rockingham for a shakedown. The point of the day was to run the engine in and sort out teething problems, and from that point of view it was very successful. Nothing major went wrong or fell off, and the teething troubles fixed include: Too little fuel ... http://www.paulbutcher.com/2010/03/shakedown/