Thursday February 09, 2006 Java SE TCK weblog
Conformance testing for Java SE
Thursday February 09, 2006 We are the Java SE TCK team.
A TCK (Technology Compatibility Kit) is a test suite designed to verify that implementations of a Java technology conform to the corresponding specifications. We are responsible for developing the TCK for the Java SE platform. This TCK is known as the JCK (Java Compatibility Kit). We also develop TCKs for various technologies that start out as standalone "optional packages" but that we expect will be incorporated into the platform at some point (for example, JAXP and JAXB).
For additional information on TCKs and conformance, see Patrick Curran's blog.
We have been working on the JCK since the early days of Java, and we've come a long way in defining and implementing the principles of conformance testing. In addition to conformance tests, we also create tools that help us with the test development process. Conformance testing is interesting work, and we often have to find creative solutions to difficult technical problems.
The JCK team is located in Santa Clara, USA and St. Petersburg, Russia.We have about 30 people in our team. Working in a globally dispersed team has its challenges, and it is also fun. We regularly visit each other at our respective sites and we enjoy working in a culturally diverse environment.
This is our group's blog, so different members of the team will be writing on a variety of topics.
Gauri Sharma
JCK 6 project lead
