Java 7 Small Language Changes Screencast

This screencast demonstrates the small language changes that are part of Open JDK 7, which is available from the Open JDK website. It demonstrates multi-catch, try with resources, strings in switch statements, underscores in literals, and the diamond operator.

If you have any issues watching the video below, then you may have better luck viewing it on the JetBrains.tv site.

I've made a lot of screencasts and blog posts over the years. If you like this, then there are many ways to see the other stuff I've done: 

• My main blog: http://hamletdarcy.blogspot.com
• My other JetBrains.tv posts: http://tv.jetbrains.net/tags/hamlet
• IDEA related posts on my blog: http://hamletdarcy.blogspot.com/search/label/IDEA
• My screencasts on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/HamletDRC
• IDEA related Posts on my work blog: http://www.canoo.com/blog/tag/idea/
• Or follow me on Twitter: @HamletDRC

The screencast was created with Ubuntu 10.04, PiTiVi, Audicity, gtk-RecordMyDesktop, IntelliJ IDEA, and LibreOffice. OS from top to bottom.

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Mock Objects with Spock Screencast

This screencast demonstrates how to use Spock testing specifications and Groovy for mocking and stubbing behavior in unit tests. It covers creating the mock object syntax, setting expectations, verifying and spying on results, and argument matchers.

If you have any issues with video playback, then trying viewing it from the JBrains.tv website

Here are some useful links to read for this webcast:

• Spock Framework - http://code.google.com/p/spock/
• Spock Basics Screencast: http://tv.jetbrains.net/videocontent/ffff
• Mocks and Stubs aren't Spies: http://hamletdarcy.blogspot.com/2007/10/mocks-and-stubs-arent-spies.html
• Mocking with Spocks: http://www.canoo.com/blog/2010/04/20/spock-and-test-spies-a-logical-choice/

I've made a lot of screencasts and blog posts over the years. If you like this, then there are many ways to see the other stuff I've done:

• My main blog: http://hamletdarcy.blogspot.com
• My other JetBrains.tv posts: http://tv.jetbrains.net/tags/hamlet
• IDEA related posts on my blog: http://hamletdarcy.blogspot.com/search/label/IDEA
• My screencasts on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/HamletDRC
• IDEA related Posts on my work blog: http://www.canoo.com/blog/tag/idea/
• Or follow me on Twitter: @HamletDRC

Phew, that's a lot of self-promotion :)

The screencast was created with Ubuntu 10.04, PiTiVi, Audicity, gtk-RecordMyDesktop, IntelliJ IDEA, and LibreOffice. OS from top to bottom.

Thanks for watching, and leave a comment!

Grails Podcast Interview with Hamlet D'Arcy

Last week I sat down with the gang at the Grails Podcast and talked shop for about 45 minutes. We talked about a lot of different topics such as Groovy, Lean software, Spock, Groovy in Action, and of course Hackergarten. Check out the full audio and shownotes over at Grails Podcast Episode 125.