I will second that. My first rails app I gave up doing tdd because was overwhelmed. Second app, it is now second nature. Be good to yourself first... even without tdd IMHO you will still reap great benefits from the framework.
On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 1:10 PM, Peter De Berdt <[email protected]>wrote: > > On 14 Jul 2010, at 18:35, Yiannis wrote: > > Any good book or resource to start learning TDD with rails? > > > http://www.google.com/search?q=test+driven+development+with+rails > > But even with all these resources, it's good to keep in mind there's > several options for testing your Rails app. > > We use RSpec for unit testing, Cucumber + Webrat + Selenium for integration > tests, Factory Girl for factories (instead of fixtures). It all comes down > to what you prefer and all I can say is that I really don't prefer the > default Rails testing framework. > > Also, if you're not fairly familiar with Rails in the first place, TDD or > BDD may be a bit too much to start off with, especially if test-first > development is completely new for you. I wouldn't recommend it to be honest, > you'll probably give up before having something showing up in your browser. > > That said, except on rare occasions where we implement a feature that we > haven't really fleshed out completely, we develop using BDD. Not only does > it avoid deep nested bugs, but it also keeps you on track, it's very > tempting to add new "little" features along the way if you haven't set a > clear path to start off with. By testing first, you work towards the goal > you set and once you achieve that goal, you move on to adding those nice > little extras if there is still a need for them and you can do so without > worrying about breaking what you already have. > > > Best regards > > > Peter De Berdt > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<rubyonrails-talk%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
