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Running an independent open source project by example JavaZone 2024, Oslo
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Marc Philipp
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JUnit in a nutshell • • • • •
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Agenda
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Disclaimer • • •
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Show of hands
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Brief project history
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Becoming a JUnit 4 maintainer (2010-2012) • • ▪ • •
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JUnit 4 architecture
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Coupling with IDEs
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Issues with JUnit 4 (2012-2014) • • •
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Idea: Let’s modernize JUnit (2014)
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Crowdfunding (2015)
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Crowdfunding (2015) • •
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Kickoff (2015) • •
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Kickoff decisions (2015) • • • •
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The first six weeks (2015) • • •
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The road to GA (2016-2017)
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JUnit 5 feature releases (2018-today)
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Sponsors (2019-today) • ▪ ▪ • •
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Thank you to our sponsors!
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Adoption (2024)
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Adoption (2024) • ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ • •
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Lessons learned (technical)
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backward compatibility • •
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build features via extension points • • •
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mark new features as “experimental” in initial release • @API(status) •
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automate updates of build and project dependencies • • •
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have useful CI builds • • • •
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enforce code formatting in the build • •
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automate checking of architecture principles • • @API •
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keep the build fast and free of deprecations • • •
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Lessons learned (people)
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building a relationship with stakeholders is important • •
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conflicts will happen • •
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dealing with toxicity • • • •
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weekly team calls help keep momentum • • •
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in-person meetings are fun and useful
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grow the team • • •
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Lessons learned (project management)
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no one will test an alpha release
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small, manageable, interesting tasks • •
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auto-closing issues is a mixed blessing • •
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embrace contributions but know when to take over • •
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check definition of done for PRs • • •
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Then vs. now
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Status of JUnit in 2014 • • •
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Status of JUnit in 2024 • • • •
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…and…
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The Sovereign Tech Fund will invest in JUnit in 2024 and 2025!
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Sovereign Tech Fund • • •
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Full-time work on JUnit (2024-2025) • • • • • • • •
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Things are looking up!
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Key takeaways • • •
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Q & A
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Thanks!