Spring Framework 3.2 RC1: New Testing Features
As Juergen Hoeller mentioned in his post announcing the release of Spring Framework 3.2 RC1, the Spring Team has introduced some exciting new features in terms of testing support. Most importantly, we've added first-class support for testing web applications. [1] Please note: this is a cross post from my Swiftmind company blog. In this post Read more…
Spring 3.1 M2: Testing with @Configuration Classes and Profiles
As Jürgen Höller mentioned in his post announcing the release of Spring 3.1 M2, the Spring TestContext Framework(*) has been overhauled to provide first-class testing support for @Configuration classes and environment profiles. In this post I'll first walk you through some examples that demonstrate these new testing features. I'll then cover some of the new Read more…
SpringSource Application Platform Deployment Options
Since we released the SpringSource Application Platform last Wednesday, numerous developers have downloaded the 1.0.0 beta and started taking the Platform for a test drive. As a result, people have begun asking, "How can I deploy my apps on the Platform, and what kind of deployment and packaging options do I have?" Moreover, developers are Read more…

