# Testing Tools

We all need a great arsenal of tools when it comes to software development and testing. Here are some of our recommendations:

* TestBox/Mockbox - Behavior and Test Driven Development, Mocking and Stubbing - <http://www.ortussolutions.com/products/testbox>
* Adobe ColdFusion Builder - Our preferred IDE - <http://www.adobe.com/products/coldfusion-builder.html>
* ColdBox Platform Utilities Extension for CFBuilder - A great collection of tools for working with ColdBox applications within ColdFusion Builder. - <http://forgebox.io/view/ColdBox-Platform-Utilities>
* CFEclipse - Alternative ColdFusion IDE - <http://www.cfeclipse.org>
* Apache ANT - Automation - <http://ant.apache.org>
* Jenkins CI Server - Continuous Integration - <http://jenkins-ci.org>
* Selenium – UI Testing - <http://seleniumhq.org>
* ColdBox Relax – ColdBox RESTFul modeling, testing and documentation - <http://forgebox.io/view/relax>
* JMeter – Load Testing - <http://jakarta.apache.org/jmeter>
* Webstress Tool – Load Testing - <http://www.paessler.com>


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