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Factories not Fixtures
Episode #158Apr 20, 200967 comments

Factories not Fixtures

Fixtures are external dependencies which can make tests brittle and difficult to read. In this episode I show a better alternative using factories to generate the needed records. (12 minutes)
RSpec Matchers & Macros
Episode #157Apr 13, 200940 comments

RSpec Matchers & Macros

You can improve the readability and remove duplication in RSpec by adding matchers and macros. Learn how in this episode. (18 minutes)
Webrat
Episode #156Apr 06, 200960 comments

Webrat

If you prefer writing integration tests in ruby instead of Cucumber's plain english, consider interacting with Webrat directly as I show in this episode. (7 minutes)
Beginning with Cucumber
Episode #155Mar 30, 2009107 comments

Beginning with Cucumber

Cucumber is a high-level testing framework. In this episode we will create a new Rails application from scratch using behavior driven development. (15 minutes)
Selenium
Episode #116Jun 30, 200864 comments

Selenium

Selenium is a great way to test your app automatically through a browser. See how it works in this episode. (9 minutes)
Fixtures in Rails 2.0
Episode #81Nov 25, 200751 comments

Fixtures in Rails 2.0

In Rails 2.0, fixtures see many improvements which makes them much easier to manage. Watch this episode for details. (4 minutes)
Testing Controllers with RSpec
Episode #71Sep 17, 200759 comments

Testing Controllers with RSpec

Controllers are tricky to test, and there's no perfect way to do it. In this episode you will see how I test controllers, and my reasoning behind it. (11 minutes)
Testing without Fixtures
Episode #60Jul 20, 200749 comments

Testing without Fixtures

Tests which rely heavily on fixtures are brittle and can be difficult to maintain. This episode will show a couple techniques for creating tests which don't use fixtures. (9 minutes)
Refactoring User Name Part 3
Episode #12Mar 30, 200764 comments

Refactoring User Name Part 3

In the final part of this series you will see how to refactor your tests. Keeping tests clean is important because it will make testing easier to do in the future. (4 minutes)
Refactoring User Name Part 2
Episode #11Mar 28, 200737 comments

Refactoring User Name Part 2

Testing and refactoring go hand in hand. Refactoring is all about improving code without changing its behavior. Testing is all about making sure you don't change the behavior while you are improving the code. (6 minutes)