Still Using JUnit Like It’s 2017? Learn What You’ve Missed—from the Team That Built It
- May 02, 2025
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(And finally catch up on 8 years of updates you might have missed)
Let's be honest: When was the last time you really looked at what's new in JUnit?
If you're still using JUnit the way you did years ago, you're not alone. But here's the thing—JUnit 5 has evolved massively since its first release. Over the last 8 years and 12 feature-packed updates, it's become a powerful, expressive, and extensible platform... if you know how to use it right.
That's exactly what you'll get in this hands-on 2-hour workshop at JCON EUROPE 2025:
"Catching up with JUnit 5" is your opportunity to finally catch up—with guidance from the very people who built it.
Meet Your Guides:
- Marc Philipp – Longtime JUnit core committer, team lead, and key figure for JUnit 5 existence.
- Christian Stein – JDK Tooling developer at Oracle, active JUnit and Maven contributor.
They're not just here to demo features—you'll sit down and write real code with them. You'll learn:
- How the test lifecycle really works—and how to control it.
- How to use tags, timeouts, order, and display names effectively.
- The full potential of parameterized tests with custom arguments.
- How to tap into (or extend!) the JUnit Jupiter extension model.
By the end of this workshop, you won't just be up to date—you'll be ahead of the curve, with a toolkit of techniques you can bring straight back to your team and projects.
If you're using JUnit, this is the workshop you can't afford to miss.
Grab your ticket now and learn from the source.
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Richard Fichtner is the Principal Software Architect at XDEV Software GmbH, with over 20 years of experience in the software industry. He works at the intersection of business and technology, contributing to the open-source community through projects like RapidClipse (https://www.rapidclipse.com) and advocating for best practices in Apache Maven. Richard is passionate about sharing knowledge on Java technologies, making him a frequent conference speaker. He leads the Java User Group Oberpfalz, co-organizes the JCON conferences (https://jcon.one), and has been recognized as a Java Champion, Oracle ACE Pro, IBM Champion and Vaadin Champion. With a Master of Science in Applied Computer Science, his expertise spans Java, clean code, cloud technologies, and pragmatic development practices, focusing on improving developer productivity through cloud solutions. Richard enjoys relaxing by a campfire and listening to/playing country music in his spare time.
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