Cool. I'll have to give it a try on my next project.
On 7/6/07, David Chelimsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 7/6/07, Jed Hurt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I just read 'Mocks Aren't Stubs' and was intrigued by the notion of > > 'outside-in' TDD. > > > > As a Rails developer, I'm curious if others are employing this method > > when developing Rails applications using RSpec. Is it common practice > > (or even practical) to drive the development of a Rails app by > > starting with view specs, then controller specs, then models? > > Common? Not from what I've seen. I think that most ppl seem to start > w/ the controller. > > That said, I've been starting with the views with some success. I find > that when I've started with the controller, I've ended up doing a lot > more refactoring once that slice was done (i.e. a given > view/controller action/model trio) than I do when I start w/ the view. > In other words, the designs that emerge when I start w/ views are > closer to the designs that I want. > > This is just me. I'm not advocating that this will work for everybody. > > David > > > > _______________________________________________ > > rspec-users mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users > > > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users > _______________________________________________ rspec-users mailing list [email protected] http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
