Agitator 3.0 puts Java code through the wringer - Detail-oriented structured rules, new Domain Experts streamline code testing.(Product/service evaluation)

Anyone with a 2-year-old knows that one of the most effective ways to test your software is to put it in front of the child: If there's any odd combination of clicks and inputs that will crash the program, the child will invariably find it. Agitator 3.0 is certainly far more rational in its testing procedures than a toddler, but it takes a similar tactic, handily testing your Java code by sending over a maelstrom of test values to ferret out errors.

The package will parse the code to look for potential problems and then build the testing code to target these dangers, choosing numbers and dates from a specific range and adjusting the range according to the constants it sees in your code. If a method seems to be using large values, the random-number generator sends large values its way; if it wants dates, it sends dates. If you have a better idea of the types of data that …