autotest -rails | Ruby on Rails for Newbies

autotest -rails | Ruby on Rails for Newbies:

“You should spend at least half of your time in the ‘test’ directory.” — Jeremy Voorhis “Quit looking at your web browser!” — Eric Hodel Web development without a browser? My development process has recently been supercharged by autotest, a part of the ZenTest package that you can download from RubyForge or install as a gem: sudo gem install ZenTest See a Movie of autotest in action Autotest runs continuously and watches to see what files you have edited. Any time you save a file, it will run the corresponding test within a few seconds. If a test fails, you can see the result immediately. If it passes, you can write another test, then the code necessary to make it pass, ad nauseam. # Run this inside your Rails app's directory topfunky$ autotest -rails The revolutionary part of this is that it speeds development by helping you develop without needing to open your web browse...

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