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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)
Integrating Active Merchant
In this episode I show how to add Active Merchant's functionality to a Rails application to make a fully-functional checkout process.
(18 minutes)
Metric Fu
Metric Fu is a compilation of several tools to help find areas of code that could be improved. In this episode I show you how to setup this tool on the railscasts.com source code.
(9 minutes)
More on Cucumber
There is a lot more to Cucumber than I showed in an earlier episode. See how to refactor complex scenarios in this episode.
(18 minutes)
Three Profiling Tools
Ever want to know what Rails is doing under the hood during a request? In this episode I show three different profiling tools: New Relic RPM, FiveRuns TuneUp, and Rack::Bug.
(7 minutes)
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)
Rack Middleware
Rack middleware is a way to filter a request and response coming into your application. In this episode I show how to modify the response body using middleware.
(12 minutes)
PayPal Security
This episode shows how to encrypt the variables passed to PayPal and verify the authenticity of the payment notifications (IPN).
(11 minutes)
Active Merchant Basics
Active Merchant is a great library for handling credit card transactions. In this episode I will show you the basics of using it to communicate with PayPal's gateway.
(10 minutes)
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)