RSpec ? posted by Michael McDermott @ Thu, 29 May 2008 19:35:56 -0000

Michael McDermott — Thu, 29 May 2008 19:35:56 -0000

I would love RSPEC inclusion, but it seems like Shoulda would be a good fit since it extends Test::Unit. Is test/spec under development? I thought it was halted as the author worked on a new bdd testing package.

RSpec ? posted by Jeff Cohen @ Wed, 28 May 2008 19:05:12 -0000

Jeff Cohen — Wed, 28 May 2008 19:05:12 -0000

I think other BDD gems like Shoulda and test/spec are worthy of consideration, and not allow RSpec to be seen as the only choice.

RSpec ? posted by David Kapp @ Thu, 15 May 2008 05:55:14 -0000

David Kapp — Thu, 15 May 2008 05:55:14 -0000

If RSpec is hard to fit into the narrative, then perhaps an overview of it could be put in as a reference chapter or appendix section? I’m not sure how appealing that would be or if it’d be enough space to cover enough of it to be useful…?

RSpec ? posted by Sam Ruby @ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:31:34 -0000

Sam Ruby — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:31:34 -0000

I still haven’t figured out what I want to do here. When I first read the book, I was disappointed that there was a Task “T” tacked on almost as an afterthought, but Dave assures me that this was not the case—he assures me that it is hard to mix the creation of test cases into the main narrative without interrupting the flow, and I completely believe him. That being said, I plan to make an attempt at doing exactly that. Who knows, perhaps RSpec may make this easier, being closer to narrative and all that. Perhaps chapter 6 can bump along without rigorous testing for a bit, learn a lesson in the process, and end with all tests passing, and subsequent iterations in subsequent chapters could start with a spec, proceed onto implementation, and then with demonstrating that the spec passes. And what currently is chapter 13 could dive into more details and techniques.

But I don’t want to promise anything just yet—it is entirely possible that mixing testing into the narrative simply can’t be done in an suitably unobtrusive fashion. Even if this turns out to be the case, there may be room in chapter 13 to introduce RSpec as an alternative.

RSpec ? posted by Nicolas Blanco @ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:48:08 -0000

Nicolas Blanco — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:48:08 -0000

Should the book cover RSpec instead of Test::Unit ? Today, a lot of developers use RSpec and almost all new projects use it. Even if the book does not cover RSpec, maybe it should at least reference it.

What do you think ?

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RSpec ? posted by Michael McDermott @ Thu, 29 May 2008 19:35:56 -0000

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RSpec ? posted by David Kapp @ Thu, 15 May 2008 05:55:14 -0000

RSpec ? posted by Sam Ruby @ Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:31:34 -0000

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