On 9/3/07, Pat Maddox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 9/3/07, David Chelimsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 9/3/07, Ashley Moran <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Hi > > > > > > Easy one - I just wondered why all spec files for rspec_on_rails end > > > "_spec.rb" instead of just ".rb"? They are all inside the spec > > > folder so surely the fact they are specs is implicit? > > > > For me, personally, if I'm in TextMate and I see a row of tabs that say: > > > > thing.rb|thing_controller.rb|thing_controller.rb|thing.rb > > > > I'm going to be confused by that. It also makes searching for the file > > that much more complicated because you have to start looking for the > > folder when you search for thing.rb instead of just looking for the > > filename. > > > > Thoughts about that? > > >From a practical standpoint, _spec is there because it allows me to > distinguish files at a glance. > > >From a philosophical standpoint, .rb is there because I'm writing > specifications that just happen to be implemented in Ruby. (no I > would not suggest in a million years that the files be changed to > .spec. That's silly)
Can't tell if you're being serious or sarcastic here. Is it really silly? If so, why? Maybe you're on to something here. > > Pat > _______________________________________________ > rspec-users mailing list > rspec-users@rubyforge.org > http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users > _______________________________________________ rspec-users mailing list rspec-users@rubyforge.org http://rubyforge.org/mailman/listinfo/rspec-users
