8 qualities of a bad software tester

Many software testers end up doing their job for many years but have picked up bad habits or had these bad habits from the start and never addressed them. If you see any of the following qualities in yourself, it’s...

Specflow like editor for Cucumber – Natural

My latest project requires me to write Cucumber feature files in Eclipse. Having come from a .net background and used SpecFlow, I’m really missing some of the functionality that comes out of the box with SpecFlow....

Configuring Hibernate 4.2 for SQL Server

Want to set up Hibernate with SQL Server, no problem, install the Microsoft JDBC driver, get the connection details, set up the hibernate config file and you’re good to go. If only it was that easy. What should...

Monitoring the build progress

A quick little tip if you’re working in a CI environment for monitoring the build progress after you’ve done a check-in. Typically you go to the Team Explorer window and view the build progress/results in...

Refactoring Switch Statements in C#

I’m currently in the middle of Robert C. Martins Clean Code: A handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship where he points out that he’s not a fan of switch statements. Now I agree with the reasoning behind not...