Slides for Panel session at JavaOne 2013 https://oracleus.activeevents.com/2013/connect/sessionDetail.ww?SESSION_ID=4179

1. CON 4179
Where Next with OpenJDK Community
Build and Test?
Slide Design by Kerry Kenneally www.kerrykenneally.com

2. ∀“learn about the work done so far to
provide an open, community-accessible
build and test system for developers who
want to contribute to OpenJDK”

3. Who are the Panelists?

4. So far…
∀ Build test results & deltas now sent to quality-discuss
∀ A few Test Fests London x 2, St Petersburg, Geecon, others…
∀ Betterrev patch submission process
∀ Code coverage (coming soon)
∀ Informal working group set up for Build and Test (Oracle, IBM,
Adopt OpenJDK + others)
∀ Java 8 testing programme started (~45 OSS projects and counting)
∀ Testing advice on the Web
∀ And a public issue tracker

5. The BIG questions
∀ What are the practical first steps for a developer to help out with
OpenJDK build and test?
∀ What are the biggest barriers to outside contribution that you see
and how and when can we overcome them?
∀ How do you run a *fest?
∀ Where can we find out more information about the program?

6. Other questions
∀ Is it really hard to get involved?
∀ Do I need to be a Java / C++ / JVM guru?
∀ Do I need years of development experience?
∀ Will Oracle sue me if I put in bad code?
∀ can I include third party code?
∀ Can I use my <insert favourite IDE>?
∀ What’s an OCA?

7. Videos
∀ Introduction to the OpenJDK tests (556 views)
– http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcOGof_DXcU
∀ JTREG Tutorial
– JTREG Tutorial - Part I - Getting started with jtreg (414 views)
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=4_MSxD8iC1E
– JTREG Tutorial - Part II - jtreg testcase examples. (79 Views)
• www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPA0DlAjvLA
– JTREG Tutorial - Part III - TestNG Testcases with jtreg (127 views)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AErVcuUfasE
– JTREG Tutorial - Part IV - Contributing to OpenJDK (192 views)
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Phe61ngpRQY
∀ OpenJDK Testing Pitfalls ( 279 views)