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PaulMartin

PaulMartin

Newbie in Rspec need tips

Hey everyone! Do you have any tips or free resources that can help me learn Rspec? Although I know how to write some Rspec, I’m not very comfortable with it and am not sure if what I’m writing is a good or bad test.

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AstonJ

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It’s been a while since I read it but I thought the RSpec book was pretty good, looks like it is now replaced by:

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adamaiken89

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A very good tips to write good spec.

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dewetblomerus

dewetblomerus

100% yes! You will not regret buying & reading this. The benefits are multiplied when more than one team member reads this book. RSpec is almost like its own language, and dedicating some study to it pays huge dividends.

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