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  1. Using a Dependency Graph to Visualize RSpec let

    A visual answer to the question “what data is created when I execute this test?”.

    Joël Quenneville
    October 3, 2022
    • Development
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Rails
    • Testing
  2. We need to talk about fixtures

    How the principle of connascence will help us to move away from fixtures.

    Matheus Sales
    July 4, 2022
    • Fixtures
    • Factories
    • Testing
    • Connascence
  3. It's official - RSpec Training

    Formalizing how we support our clients with unique to you RSpec training.

    Kelly Gebo
    June 15, 2022
    • Ruby
    • Test
    • Testing
    • Mentoring
  4. Testing Techniques: The I/O Table

    Leverage the power of the I/O table mindset to make your tests as maintainable and readable as possible.

    Thiago Araújo Silva
    April 21, 2022
    • Testing
    • Ruby
    • Databases
    • PostgreSQL
  5. Integration Testing with Capybara

    Blend the speed of Rack::Test-driven Integration Tests with the power and utility of Capybara finders and assertions.

    Sean Doyle
    November 3, 2021
    • Rails
    • Testing
    • HTTP
    • HTML
  6. Testing Your Edge Cases

    A little combination math goes a long way to catching edge cases.

    Joël Quenneville
    September 8, 2021
    • Testing
    • Ruby
    • Development
  7. Simplifying Tests by Extracting Side-Effects

    Test-driven development, object-oriented design, and functional programming converge on some similar ideas.

    Joël Quenneville
    February 18, 2021
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • TDD
    • Testing
    • Functional Programming
    • Good Code
  8. Type-Driven Design, Test-Driven Design

    TDD purism belongs to the world of dynamic typing.

    Mike Burns
    February 8, 2021
    • Types
    • Testing
    • TDD
  9. Testing Objects with a Functional Mindset

    Some ideas from functional programming can help us improve the unit tests for our object-oriented code.

    Joël Quenneville
    January 19, 2021
    • Web
    • Functional Programming
    • Testing
    • Good Code
    • Ruby
  10. Kudos to INDUSTRYconf for these great moments

    The thoughtbot team shares what Product Strategy ideas stood out to them from this years INDUSTRYconf.

    Kyle Fiedler and Kelly Gebo
    October 1, 2020
    • Design Research
    • Product
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