Welcome back to RSpec

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1. RSPEC
   TO
   WELCOME BACK
   @tomstuart / LRUG / 2014-07-14
   

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2. a testing library
   for Ruby
   RSpec
   

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3. August 2005 RSpec 0.1
   May 2007 RSpec 1.0
   October 2010 RSpec 2.0
   June 2014 RSpec 3.0
   

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4. FYI:
   

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7. • it started as an experiment, now it’s
   become mature
   • it used to be all over the place, now
   it’s much more focused
   • it used to be adventurous, now it’s
   more conservative
   • now’s a great time to [re]try it!
   

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8. RSpec 2:
   more
   modular
   

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9. rspec
   

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10. rspec-core
    

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11. “provides the structure for
    RSpec code examples”
    

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12. examples and
    example groups
    

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13. spec runner
    

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14. metadata and
    filtering
    

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15. rspec-expectations
    

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16. “Provides a simple, readable
    API to express expected
    outcomes of a code example”
    

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17. rspec-mocks
    

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18. “RSpec’s ‘test double’
    framework, with support
    for stubbing and mocking”
    

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19. stubs
    

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20. mocks
    

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21. rspec-core
    +
    rspec-expectations
    +
    rspec-mocks
    =
    
    

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22. RSpec 3:
    cleaner,
    smarter
    

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23. spring
    cleaning
    

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24. no more
    monkey
    patching
    

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25. verifying
    doubles
    

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26. composable
    matchers
    

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27. • mature
    • simpler, cleaner, more focused
    • world-class components
    • use the bits you like, ignore the bits you
    don’t like, bring your own other bits
    • conscientious, friendly, helpful
    maintainers
    

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28. thanks!
    @tomstuart / tom@codon.com
    

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