Books
If you are using a code coverage tool like EclEmma you're either forced by your managers to do so – or you have some substantial interest in software quality. In the latter case the following recent books might help you to improve your skills in producing high quality systems:
Java Power Tools by John Ferguson Smart (2008)
Describes many powerful tools not only for Java developers and is – as far as I know – the first printed book that talks about EclEmma for code coverage.
This book at: Amazon.com Amazon.de
Clean Code by Robert C. Martin (2009)
A clean code base is the foundation of a reliable and maintainable software system. Robert C. Martin provides pragmatic guidelines to produce clean code and gives heuristics to detect flaws in a existing projects.
This book at: Amazon.com Amazon.de
Effective Java by Joshua Bloch (2nd edition, 2008)
A comprehensive collection of best practices for using the Java language and its APIs. Especially experiences programmers will get valuable hints from each of the 78 short chapters.
This book at: Amazon.com Amazon.de
Web Resources
Articles About Code Coverage
- Wikipedia: "Code coverage" - Starting point with a long list of references and tools.
- Steve Cornett: "Code Coverage Analysis" - A comprehensive description of different coverage measures.
- Tony Obermeit: "Code Coverage Lessons" - Read why Tony recommends 100% code coverage for your test suites.
- Andrew Glover: "Don't be fooled by the coverage report" - This article shows some risks when misusing coverage reports in projects.
Other Java Code Coverage Tools for Eclipse
- Cenqua: Clover - A powerful commercial coverage plug-in.
- Coverlipse - Coverage plug-in available under CPL.
Tool Reviews
- Java Code Coverage Tools Evaluation by Lance Finney, 2004/09/17
- Presentation: Emma and Cobertura by Daniel Shaefer, 2007/02/19
Directories for Eclipse Plug-ins and Java Tools
EclEmma is listed in the following directories along with many other useful tools and Eclipse plug-ins. The first two sites allow you to tell others your opinion about EclEmma.
- Eclipse Marketplace - Comprehensive Eclipse plug-in directory operated by the Eclipse Foundation.
- Opensourcetesting.org - Impressive collection of open source testing tools.
- JavaToolbox.com - Directory by Fabrice Marguerie listing tools, libraries and plug-ins for Java/J2EE development.
Articles About EclEmma
- EclEmma by Richard Attermeyer, Eclipse Magazin Vol. 2.2010, 2010/01/27 [de]
- Test Coverage with EclEmma, by Laurie Williams, Ben Smith and Sarah Heckman, North Carolina State University, 2009/03/30
- Testabdeckung mit Open-Source-Tools by Tim Wellhausen, JavaSpektrum, 2008/06/01 [de]
- EclEmma by Benjamin Muskalla, Eclipse Magazin Vol. 11, 2007/06/05 [de]
- Coverage Test Made Easy with EclEmma by Dr. James Gan, 2007/05/17 [zh]
Blog Entries About EclEmma
- Do you need a good cover for this winter? by Fabian Piau, 2009/11/08
- EclEmma: Visualizar la cobertura de los tests unitarios en Eclipse by tratandodeentenderlo, 2009/11/06 [es]
- Java code coverage reports in Eclipse by Margelatu, 2009/06/25
- EclEmma by Geek, 2009/04/19
- EclEmma by Martin Ellis, 2009/02/27
- EclEmma, a code coverage plugin for Eclipse by Chris Bartling, 2008/12/05
- Keep Cover! by Uwe Schaefer, 2008/10/22
- Code Coverage en Eclipse by José Manuel Beas, 2008/08/08 [es]
- Of EMMA's and Eclipse's by Shyam Seshadri, 2008/07/20
- Using EclEmma to Write Better Unit Tests by Eric Anderson, 2008/05/08
- Code Coverage for Eclipse redeux: EclEmma by Kevin Klinemeier, 2008/01/08
- Great Code Coverage Plugin for Eclipse by Merlyn Albery-Speyer, 2007/11/04
- Eclipse-Emma-Plugin: EclEmma by Dirk Meister, 2007/05/17 [de]
- Free and Excellent Code Coverage for Eclipse by Howard Lewis Ship, 2007/05/16
- Eclemma... one of the best eclipse plugins I've seen in a while! by Josh, 2007/03/28
- EclEmma, de lo mejor en cuanto a cobertura de código by Martin Perez, 2007/02/28 [es]
- Eclipse Code Coverage with EclEmma by Geoffrey Wiseman, 2007/02/19
- Eclipse Emma Plug-in by Brett Dubroy, 2006/12/01
- Code Coverage while you work: EclEmma by John Brugge, 2006/11/23
- EclEmma by Bob McCune, 2006/11/22
- EclEmma - Java Code Coverage by Venukb, 2006/11/22
- Code coverage on Eclipse: EclEmma by Andres Almiray, 2006/11/14
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