Ruby has been a growing blip on my radar for a while. In this show I describe my first real production Ruby application at work — and it’s small enough to talk about a few details. I cover how we use Ruby to automate some interactions with Subversion and Maven. I’ve done some Rails stuff too, but that’s a whole different topic. Conclusion: Ruby should be something you use to complement Java. If you want a Ruby vs. Java fight, you won’t find it here.
Maven is an interesting tool. It can be both wonderful and viciously annoying. Today’s show discusses one of its strengths - modularizing the build process. I give a brief overview of the basic components of our build system, which includes CruiseControl and how the pieces depend upon each other.
You’ve got database code that uses both Hibernate and Spring. You need to test it. In this podcast I talk about how you can use DBUnit and HSQLDB along with some Spring test classes to create a setup that will let you test database code fast, and in isolation. Just what good unit tests should do.
Check out some great references on database testing, including the ones I mentioned in this show.
I decided to try out adding a GarageBand.com song today, like the SlashdotReview podcast does. The song is Calendar by Eugenia and The Boys. Let me know if you like it. Also feel free to revolt and tell me to pull the music and keep it to tech stuff.
