Comments on: RSpec vs Test::Unit http://teachmetocode.com/articles/rspec-vs-testunit/ Writing Code is the Easy Part Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: victor piousbox http://teachmetocode.com/articles/rspec-vs-testunit/#comment-1183 victor piousbox Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:13:00 +0000 http://charlesmaxwood.com/?p=304#comment-1183 "the way in which you write the tests—the semantics—is the primary difference between the two." Um, semantics is the meaning, not the way of expression. So they differ in style and equal in semantics. I think. Good post ;-) “the way in which you write the tests—the semantics—is the primary difference between the two.”

Um, semantics is the meaning, not the way of expression. So they differ in style and equal in semantics. I think.

Good post ;-)

]]> By: David Chelimsky http://teachmetocode.com/articles/rspec-vs-testunit/#comment-526 David Chelimsky Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:58:57 +0000 http://charlesmaxwood.com/?p=304#comment-526 Here are some links: http://pragprog.com/titles/achbd/the-rspec-book http://rspec.info/ http://rspec.rubyforge.org/rspec/1.2.7 http://rspec.rubyforge.org/rspec (for other versions) http://rspec.rubyforge.org/rspec-rails/1.2.7 http://rspec.rubyforge.org/rspec-rails (for other versions) http://blog.davidchelimsky.net Here are some links:

http://pragprog.com/titles/achbd/the-rspec-book
http://rspec.info/
http://rspec.rubyforge.org/rspec/1.2.7
http://rspec.rubyforge.org/rspec (for other versions)
http://rspec.rubyforge.org/rspec-rails/1.2.7
http://rspec.rubyforge.org/rspec-rails (for other versions)
http://blog.davidchelimsky.net

]]> By: Chuck http://teachmetocode.com/articles/rspec-vs-testunit/#comment-525 Chuck Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:27:27 +0000 http://charlesmaxwood.com/?p=304#comment-525 David, Thanks for the feedback. Is there a good source for picking up on some of those things? Feel free to post some links or email me so that I can do so. David,

Thanks for the feedback. Is there a good source for picking up on some of those things? Feel free to post some links or email me so that I can do so.

]]> By: David Chelimsky http://teachmetocode.com/articles/rspec-vs-testunit/#comment-524 David Chelimsky Fri, 10 Jul 2009 10:47:16 +0000 http://charlesmaxwood.com/?p=304#comment-524 Hey Charles, Thanks for posting this. I'm glad you like and use RSpec. But Jim's article, and a lot has changed since then. It's not just semantics anymore. Consider pending examples, easily customizable output formatters, nested example groups for improved structure, and component isolation in rspec-rails, etc, etc. These are all things that impact the process of doing TDD much more than the satisfying feeling one gets writing prettier tests. I like that satisfying feeling too, but that's really only scratching the surface of what RSpec has to offer. Also - small typo: replace define with describe. Cheers, David Hey Charles,

Thanks for posting this. I’m glad you like and use RSpec. But Jim’s article, and a lot has changed since then. It’s not just semantics anymore.

Consider pending examples, easily customizable output formatters, nested example groups for improved structure, and component isolation in rspec-rails, etc, etc. These are all things that impact the process of doing TDD much more than the satisfying feeling one gets writing prettier tests. I like that satisfying feeling too, but that’s really only scratching the surface of what RSpec has to offer.

Also – small typo: replace define with describe.

Cheers,
David

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