I have been using the hibernate3-maven-plugin for some time with a good deal of success in unit testing my data access layers through dbunit. I always separate my data access into a separate module, called data-services, for many reasons. Mostly so I can separate my testing to just database integration testing, and not unit testing [...]

I feel very relieved and confident that president Obama will bring a new and exciting era to the US. But with my optimism, I can not help but feel very confused by the myriad of conflicting news, views and insights. I have been forced to travel away from my home in San Francisco for the [...]