Beginner’s guide to testing Rails apps

How We Test Rails Applications

Beginner’s guide to testing Rails apps

I'm frequently asked what it takes to begin testing Rails applications. The hardest part of being a beginner is that you often don't know the terminology or what questions you should be asking. What follows is a high-level overview of the tools we use, why we use them, and some tips to keep in mind as you are starting out.

Full article: http://robots.thoughtbot.com/how-we-test-rails-applications

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@hinbody » 02 Feb '14, 8pm
[link] Thanks for this post, @josh_steiner It helps with my learning of #tdd
@ryanbigg » 28 Jan '14, 1am
RT @andycroll: How Thoughtbot Test Rails Applications [link] Pretty much my perspective on testing Rails, to the letter.
@andycroll » 27 Jan '14, 11pm
How Thoughtbot Test Rails Applications [link] Pretty much my perspective on testing Rails, to the letter.
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@hashbanghq » 27 Jan '14, 10am
RT @MrJaba: Nice article from @thoughtbot on how they test. Some good advice in there [link] hat tip to @MsgOmar for pointi…
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Nice article from @thoughtbot on how they test. Some good advice in there [link] hat tip to @MsgOmar for pointing it out
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How We Test Rails Applications by @toughtbot | it's always interesting to see how the experts do their craft [link]
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@henne » 22 Jan '14, 11am
Nice rundown of how @thoughtbot tests #rails by @josh_steiner [link]
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@Mat_Jack1 » 20 Jan '14, 9pm
Testing tools used by @thoughtbot for testing in #RubyOnRails [link]
@JesseWaites » 19 Jan '14, 2pm
I really dig this article about testing from the @thoughtbot blog- "How we test Rails applications" [link]
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Testing in rails [link]
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@_juanmnl » 16 Jan '14, 1pm
Test Rails Applications - Thoughtbot [link] #rails #rspec #capybara #tdd #bdd
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Nice article about how to test rails applications: [link]
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How We Test Rails Applications [link] via @instapaper
@projct » 15 Jan '14, 7pm
RT @adarshp: All Rails Devs should read this very basic primer on how we test, nicely written by @@josh_steiner [link]
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@adarshp » 15 Jan '14, 7pm
All Rails Devs should read this very basic primer on how we test, nicely written by @@josh_steiner [link]
@kerrizor » 15 Jan '14, 3pm
“This was just an overview of how to get started testing Rails.” [link]
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Post: How we test Rails applications [link] #soudev #rails #ruby
@bigardone » 15 Jan '14, 8am
How We Test Rails Applications [link] #RoR #TDD #BDD #RSpec #FactoryGirl
@trybloc » 15 Jan '14, 2am
RT @chasefoto: Great new post by @thoughtbot on testing rails apps with Rspec. Useful for everyone @trybloc [link] cc @digi…
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RT @kenyonj: “@thoughtbot: Beginner’s guide to testing Rails apps [link]” - Looking forward to learning all this with @this…
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Beginner’s guide to testing Rails apps [link] via @thoughtbot
@jordanandree » 14 Jan '14, 10pm
this is a great primer for testing Rails apps, from @thoughtbot: [link]
@dnyecarter » 14 Jan '14, 10pm
How We Test Rails Applications from @thoughtbot [link] #tdd
@kenyonj » 14 Jan '14, 8pm
“@thoughtbot: Beginner’s guide to testing Rails apps [link]” - Looking forward to learning all this with @thisismetis
@chasefoto » 14 Jan '14, 7pm
Great new post by @thoughtbot on testing rails apps with Rspec. Useful for everyone @trybloc [link] cc @digiberber
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thoughtbot news: How We Test Rails Applications: I'm frequently asked what it takes to ... [link] [link]
@Cdspeis » 14 Jan '14, 6pm
Everything I wish some1 had told me when I was learning TDD for rails - great post @josh_steiner! [link]
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RT @josh_steiner: I wrote a beginner’s overview of testing Rails apps over on the thoughtbot blog [link]
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I wrote a beginner’s overview of testing Rails apps over on the thoughtbot blog [link]
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