Lambda Behave is a modern testing and behavioral specification framework for Java 8 that addresses readability issues in existing testing frameworks like JUnit. It encourages writing tests in business domain terms and offers a fluent syntax, while ongoing development aims to enhance its features and integrations. The project is open to contributions and feedback through its GitHub repository.

1. Lambda Behave
A modern testing and behavioural specification
framework for Java 8
@richardwarburto

3. Talk Outline
Problems & Motivation
Live Coding Examples
Summary

4. Testing Frameworks in 2014

5. Junit

6. testingReadability
junitTestsAreMethodAndClassNames
aCommonProblemIsTestReadability
wantToWriteTestsInTheLanguageOfTheBusinessDomain
using_underscores_is_actually_worse
alsoPoorSupportForParameterizedTests

7. Cucumber

8. 1. Write a feature description in business domain terms

9. 2. Regex that some text in order to execute code

10. We can do better!
s/better/Lambda Behave/

11. <LIVE CODING />

12. Conclusions & Summary

13. Future Improvements
● ScalaTest Integration
● Plugin API
○ Support for Spring & Vertx
● Improved generators & mocking
● HTML Reports
● Expectation logs
● Heisentest Generator
● Support parallel runners
● Support concurrent tests better

14. Summary
● Existing testing solutions either unreadable or
convoluted
● Lambda Behave offers a fluent and modern testing
style
● Rapidly adding features
○ Help welcome and wanted!
○ Github issues + pull requests
○ https://github.com/RichardWarburton/lambda-
behave

15. Links & Info
Project Website:
http://richardwarburton.github.io/lambda-behave/
Maven Central Coordinates
com.insightfullogic:lambda-behave:0.2
Book
http://tinyurl.com/java8lambdas
Training Website
http://java8training.com/
Blog
http://insightfullogic.com

16. Questions?
@richardwarburto