Save Time by Writing Less Test Code

Pre-Sales FAQ

This page contains the answers to some frequently asked questions. Because this page is quite long, I have created a table of contents that allows you to navigate directly to the section that interests you.

Course

​​Who is behind this course?

This course was created by Petri Kainulainen. Petri  has over 15 years of experience from building web applications with the Java programming language, and he is specialized in software development with the Spring Framework. Petri is also the author of the Spring Data book, and he writes a popular Java blog that attracted over 1,2 million visitors in 2015.

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​​What are the prerequisites of this course?

This course has three prerequisites:

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    ​You must have some experience from Spring Framework because this course doesn't cover the basics of Spring Framework or Spring Boot.
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    ​You should have some experience from JUnit. This course provides a quick introduction to JUnit, but the lessons assume that you have written at least some tests with it.
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    ​You must have some experience from Maven or Gradle. This course explains how you can run unit, integration, and end-to-end tests with Maven or Gradle, but it doesn't explain the basic concepts of these tools.

​Wh​ich JUnit and Spring versions ​do you use?

​At the moment this course uses the following versions:

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    ​JUnit 4. This course uses JUnit 4 because JUnit 5 was not released when I started to record this course.
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    ​Spring ​4.3.X. Different packages use different Spring versions because I used the latest available version when I wrote the example applications.
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    ​Spring Boot 1.4.0 - 1.5.8. ​Different packages use different Spring Boot versions because I used the latest available version when I wrote the example applications.

Is this a video course?

This course provides the material by using two different methods:

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    ​Videos. Most of the lessons have a video that demonstrates how you can achieve the goals of the lesson. These videos concentrate on writing code and they don't have many slides. There are a few lessons that don't have a video because these lessons don't have any code.
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    ​Text. All lessons have a blog post that describes how you can achieve the goals of the lesson. These blog posts contain the same information as the videos, and they provide links to other related resources.

In other words, you can purchase this course even if you prefer reading text over watching videos.

Do you plan to update the course​?

Yes. I think that this course is never ready. For example, I will start to record the second version of this course in April 2018.

All updates are free to my existing students.

​​​Can I ​see sample lessons?

Of course. ​​I have released 28 sample lessons that allow you to take a closer at the course material before you spend any money on my course.​

​Can I study on my own pace?

​Yes. After you have purchased a package, you can access it indefinitely. There is no time limit, and you can watch the lessons as many times as you want.

​​​​Do the videos have captions?

​No. I might add them in the future when I have time to investigate this matter further.

​​I use Java EE. Is this course useful to me?

​It depends.

If you want to learn how to write automated tests for Spring web applications, this course is definitely useful to you. However, if you want to learn how to write automated tests for Java EE applications, you should not buy this course.

​Can I upgrade my package?

​​Yes. If you want to upgrade your package, you have to contact support because the system cannot handle this automatically. When you upgrade your package, you have to pay the difference between your new package and old package.

​Can I share my user account with ​someone?

​​No. When you purchase a package, you get a personal license that grants you (and only you) access to the lessons and other materials.

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​Payment

​Can I ​have my money back?

​I offer a 30 day money back guarantee. If you are not satisfied, just contact support within 30 days of your purchase, and you will receive a refund. No questions asked.

​​​​​​Can I get a discount?

​Unfortunately I don't offer any discounts (or coupons) to new customers because it would be unfair to the people who paid the full price.

​​Which credit cards do you accept?

​​​I use Stripe as a payment Gateway. Because my company is located in Europe, I can accept Visa, Mastercard, and American Express.

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