ScalaCheck: The Definitive Guide

Property-based testing allows you to write properties that describeyour codes behavior leaving the task of test case generation and property evaluation to the testing tool ScalaCheck is a property-based testing tool for the Java Platform that was originally inspired by Haskells QuickCheck This book aims to introduce and promote the idea of property-based testing and to be a comprehensive guide to ScalaCheck itself Property-based testing requires a slightly different way of thinking about tests and specifications compared to traditional testing tools such as JUnit This book will help you learn how to take advantage of this valuable complement to traditional testing techniques Concerned about the disastrous effects of world overpopulation budding scientist Herby Strange hopes to make more room for all the people and animals by developing a formula to shrink living things He accidentally shrinks himself and winds up six inches tall Harrowing events find him miles from home alone in a mountain wilderness teeming with wild animals His only chance for survival lies in his own ingenuity and the skills he learned in Boy Scouts ScalaCheck The Definitive Guide is the authoritative guide to ScalaCheck a property-based testing tool for Scala Written by the creator of ScalaCheck this book will show you how to benefit the most from testing with properties Programming in Scala is the definitive book on Scala the new language for the Java Platform that blends object-oriented and functional programming concepts into a unique and powerful tool for developers