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Do we need RSpec?

Matt and Justin talk about RSpec and testing DSLs and try to answer the question "do we need them?"

Nov 21, 2022
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It’s the season finale of YAGNI! Thanks for all of your support as I tried something a bit different for the past month of “Boring Rails” content.

We’ll be back to the “regular” style of Rails tips and articles after the holidays.

Subscribe here 👉 YAGNI


YAGNI is the first software podcast I've subscribed to in years and I've actually enjoyed each episode

YAGNI has some really nice discussions about current software practices <3. Loving both episodes that are out now. Really worth a listen.

This week I am joined by Justin Searls to talk about RSpec:

  • The history of RSpec and how it served a certain need at a certain time

  • Why people like RSpec over Minitest

  • The difficulty of DSLs on non-native English speakers

  • The “Fast Rails Tests” movement

  • Justin’s alternative suite of testing gems

Listen here 🎧 RSpec w/ Justin Searls


Stay boring!

-Matt

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