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Ah hah!  JAM*Tester now officially runs properly on the Mac!  (OS X at least).  Aside from the various bug fixes, this is probably the biggest bit of news since... June... 25th?  :)  Anyway, please feel free to download JAM*Tester and let us know what you think.  You're always welcome.  Don't forget to visit our forums!

Wow, I finally got the code-coverage analysis set up in the "Student Version" of JAM*Tester (see the link to clover at the bottom of the page).  Unfortunately, the last release had a problem with the auto-updater, so you'll have to reinstall from scratch (please go to the download page).  Sorry about that!  Anyway, the error has been corrected.

Change after change after change was made, which of course means there may be bugs.  Please, PLEASE let me know if you spot any (contact).  I'm looking forward to hearing from you.  Thanks for visiting!

Things on the site will be changing rapidly over the next few weeks.  We're going to be making the student tool far more prominent on the site.  After all, JAM*Tester is now really a suite of 2 applications.  Wish us luck!

-David Eitan Poll

Here's something that's kind of neat.  Today's release brings to the forefront an automatic updater.  From now on, when you load up any JAM*Tester application, it will check here to see if an update is available, and ask you if you would like to download it.  The download will install itself.  In other words, if I make any changes, they will automatically be distributed to all of you folks out there.  Of course, you can always come here and re-download the whole program, but that's a waste if you ask me.  Anyway, if something's not working, or you'd just like to contact us, visit our contact page.  Thanks for visiting!

-David Eitan Poll

Ok, we're getting closer and closer to a finalized form.  Things are getting a little more fun, too.  We now have a .msi installer (Microsoft installer).  It will create shortcuts to everything for you.  The student tool and the teacher tool should now be available at the click of a button.  I hope you like the new system!  Eventually, I'll make the installer set up file associations and the like.  In the meantime, things are looking pretty good.  I hope y'all like my Student Tool "kill current test" button.  We've been looking for little ways to make this program more fun for students.  Enjoy!

-David Eitan Poll

Huge update today.  I've just released what is basically a beta version of the Student Tool for JAM*Tester.  It aids one in the generation of JUnit test classes.  Hopefully you'll find some use in it.  Additionally, I fixed an important problem with JAM*Tester in general, which was causing it to freeze upon trying to edit a student's file twice.  This is now working fine.  Thank goodness :).

Thanks for dropping by, and don't forget to download the newest version.

-David Eitan Poll

An update.  A new version has been released, and we've made an important structural change.  From now on, new versions of JAM*Tester will be backwards compatible with your old JAM*Tester save files.  Old files won't work any more, but from now on they will be compatible.  Sorry!  At least now that's fixed.

We also added the ability to directly edit a student's files by right clicking their name and selecting edit from the popup.  You can also re-test just that student. 

Mr. Wittry and I (David Poll) will be headed out to Las Vegas for the weekend for a workshop there.  We look forward to seeing you if you'll be attending.  Otherwise, please let us know what you think of JAM*Tester by e-mailing us!  (See the contacts page)  We look forward to hearing from you.

Ok, we have one more release for you all today.  The gui has been updated to look much nicer.  For the moment, please ignore the pictures on the help page.  They haven't yet been updated to reflect the newest GUI.  However, the instructions remain accurate.  Additionally, some changes have been made to the website.  Please feel free to contact us and let us know what you think.

So, after a few days of getting organized, the site is finally up and running.  I guess this would be the official launch of JAM*Tester, then.  Version 1.00 has been released, and it's on the download page now.  Also, feel free to visit the new forums and let us know what you think or if you have anything to say.  Also, drop us a line by heading over to the contacts page.  We're always happy to hear from you.

Ok, I know it's been a while, but some big changes have come of late.  JAM*Tester has a new beta version out, which makes some rather major changes.  I think you'll like them.  Additionally, we now have our very own domain name: http://www.jamtester.com!  From now on, that will be the main site for this, although for some time, www.depoll.com will continue to mirror this.  Make sure you check out the rest of the site to find out more.

One more thing:  I'm working on putting a forum up for the tool.  This way, I can give more direct feedback, and won't have to answer a bunch of duplicate questions.

You may have noticed the recent addition of some Google ads.  I just figured it wouldn't hurt to get a little help paying for this website.  So, if you want to be nice to me, click on one of the ads.  It's no big deal, though.  No pressure!  And just to keep you all updated, JAM*Tester isn't currently working on the Mac or *Nix, but I'm working on it.  Give me a few more weeks and I should have everything I need to test it and get it working on all OSes.

JAM*Tester v3.0 beta 3 has been released!  Some huge changes have been made.  The only one that the users will have have to worry about is that you can now turn on the diagnostic output (if you're interested) by going to the options menu and selecting "Output On".  Be warned, however, that this will open a new window for each person's folder you grade.  Additionally, the function of the "Kill current test" button has changed.  Now, it will kill the individual hanging test, rather than killing the entire person's set of tests.  Finally, the progress bar has been changed to show the progress of the individual tests rather than just which person is being worked upon.  So, if you ask me, the interface is looking much nicer.  Please, if you run into any problems, let me know.

One last thing.  Hopefully, this will now work on any operating system.  I'll be testing it over the next week.  But, in the meantime, I can't guarantee anything.  Sorry!  It would be very helpful if those of you having problems would e-mail me (see the contacts page) with a detailed description of the problem.  Thanks!

Eureka!  JAM*Tester v1.0 beta 1 has been released!  I hope you enjoy using the tool.  Please see the rest of the site for more information.