Testing Blog Post

[Liana]

As promised, here's my recent blog post on testing based on the
rubygames we played last week.
Hopefully this post is much clearer than the in-person presentation.

http://liana.org/2009/11/25/testing-newbie/

Enjoy!
Liana

[Susanna Schroeder]

Is there a particular testing mechanism that has risen to the "top"
for any reason (like ease of use?).

There are so many to choose from ... the default testing mechanisms,
RSpec, Mocha, etc? Are there some that are accepted by the community
as more straightforward or faster to implement than the others?

Thanks,
Susanna

[Liana]

Hi Susanna,

Are you talking functional or integration testing? I always ask this
question at any ror gathering, and I don't think there is any one
solution that the community currently agrees on. But I have heard
some convincing arguments about getting started using Unit Tests over
RSpec for functional tests. Mostly involving the fact that you
needn't have to learn new syntax. RSpec syntax is supposed to be
easier to read, but if you're already familiar with ror and ymls, why
bother?

I'd love to hear what other folks think!

Liana