MySQL opens its labs to the community. Users who want to test the early builds, before they are released for general availability can get them from MySQL Labs.

There is a detailed announcement that warns against using these binaries in production, but encourages everyone to test them. A companion tutorial explains how to use the snapshots to test the InnoDB plugin, which was released recently, and it is included in the latest MySQL 5.1 binaries.

Adam Bien has turned to be one of the most active advocates for GlassFish. He is very active at his Adam Bien and in presentations everywhere. One of his latest entries explains how to Embed GFv3 for testing purposes. The title summarizes it: "Embedding Glassfish V3 in Unit Test - Two Jars, Three Lines Of Code And Five Seconds Start With Deployment" (link). The ability to embed GlassFish v3 is going to open many new opportunities for GlassFish. For example, Tom Rose also mentions the ease of use and fast start-up time. If you are embedding GlassFish v3, drop us an email; we are interested.

Santiago has posted Japex 1.1.4, the GlassFish WS and XML performance tool. The new release addresses new customers, including CORBA (the new japex.singleClassLoader property) and a multi-user simulation (japex.runIterationDelay). Rapid interaction between customers and developers is a key benefit of Transparent Development; this is a good example. Check more details in Santiago's Blog.

Project GlassFish has chosen TestNG for our tests. Several alternatives were considered, including JUnit. Some of the discussion can be read at the Quality Mailing List and here is Comparison Document which some have found useful. Check the The Quality Portal for more details.

Raj announced the new GlassFish Quality Portal. This includes a Developer Unit Testing that unifies the GlassFish test base around TestNG. More information in Raj's blog, including a call to participation.