Agility eLetter July 2006

In this issue...

In this issue, we have a detailed article on Annotation Hammer.

Abstract: Annotations in Java 5 provide a very powerful metadata mechanism. Yet, like anything else, we need to figure out where it makes sense to use it. In this article we will take a look at why Annotations matter and discuss cases for their use and misuse.. Please visit http://www.agiledeveloper.com/download.aspx to download the complete article from the Agile Developer web site.

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Quiz corner

____ nonmetalic by-product in copper refining or a darn good web testing framework.

Send your response to agility@agiledeveloper.com. This year, each person with the first correct response to the quiz in each issue of Agility will win a special prize.

Quiz from the past issue

____, which means Cover in Spanish, is an open source code coverage tool.

Answer!

Philipe, our reader from France, won the July 2006 Agility Quiz with the response of Cobertura.

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Thus spake...

"You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call failure is not the falling down, but the staying down," - Mary Pickford.