Tiny Tools Tidy Tests
summary
Argues that most testing needs fit a small, clear surface: Test::Unit basics cover finding a test, creating an env, running it and asserting results, and a tiny runner with assert-style expectations is trivial to implement and actually works. Compares the real behavior of RSpec and Cucumber to their claims, cites an 80/20 of tests observation (most projects use ~20% of a tool), and recommends composing small gems like Unix pipes rather than one giant framework.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 0:30Tiny Tools Tidy Tests
- 3:47RSpec Story Runner
- 5:42Cucumber
- 10:41Roll your own
- 11:23Features of a testing tool
- 12:19The Trend
- 12:50Reflection
- 16:41Design
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