dbfit Archive

  • I’m building a new web site for DbFit and rewriting the documentation from scratch. For the new site, I would love to have some success stories and comments from people who are using the tool now. So if you are one of them, and you are happy with the tool,...

    Are you using DbFit?

    I’m building a new web site for DbFit and rewriting the documentation from scratch. For the new site, I would love to have some success stories and comments from people who are using the tool now. So if you are one of them, and you are happy with the tool,...

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  • New version of DbFit (0.92) is now available for download from SourceForge. Here are the most important changes: Better error handling, DbFit now prints out missing column/parameter names and warns if table/procedure could not be found new Inspect fixture to help with regression tests: DatabaseTest has three methods to automate...

    DbFit 0.92: Inspect fixture and better error handling

    New version of DbFit (0.92) is now available for download from SourceForge. Here are the most important changes: Better error handling, DbFit now prints out missing column/parameter names and warns if table/procedure could not be found new Inspect fixture to help with regression tests: DatabaseTest has three methods to automate...

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  • For the last couple of years, I’ve been working with mid-size and large UK bookmakers, trying to introduce agile development practices into those environments on several projects. Although for most of the readers of this blog using agile practices is no longer a question, agile development is fairly rare when...

    Fighting the monster

    For the last couple of years, I’ve been working with mid-size and large UK bookmakers, trying to introduce agile development practices into those environments on several projects. Although for most of the readers of this blog using agile practices is no longer a question, agile development is fairly rare when...

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  • The DbFit User guide is finally updated to reflect all the changes in the past few months. It is now called Getting Fit With Databases (to reflect that SQLServer and MySQL are also supported), and explains the differences between Java and .Net implementations. Download it from SourceForge.

    DbFit User guide updated

    The DbFit User guide is finally updated to reflect all the changes in the past few months. It is now called Getting Fit With Databases (to reflect that SQLServer and MySQL are also supported), and explains the differences between Java and .Net implementations. Download it from SourceForge.

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  • DbFit 0.91 is available for download from SourceForge. Most important changes in this release are: support for type normalisers in Java, which can transform content coming out of the database. That provides workarounds for JDBC driver inconsistencies and finally brings proper support for Oracle Timestamp, CLOB and REF cursor support...

    DbFit 0.91 available: Update fixture and type cleaners

    DbFit 0.91 is available for download from SourceForge. Most important changes in this release are: support for type normalisers in Java, which can transform content coming out of the database. That provides workarounds for JDBC driver inconsistencies and finally brings proper support for Oracle Timestamp, CLOB and REF cursor support...

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