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Daniel Lopera
2,067 PointsMiniTest or Rspec?
So I'm following the raiils track, and in the ruby foundations course Jay uses the MiniTest gem, but in the Build a Todo app with Laravel he uses the Rspec library. What are the differences with this two?
Which one should I choose for the development of a real/different project? Thanks a lot!
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Brandon Barrette
20,485 PointsSo MiniTest comes standard with a Rails install. I have to say I found Rspec easier to follow and found much more documentation on it when I began learning how to write proper tests.
I think it's just a matter of personal preference. If you follow the old Treebook Rails courses, he used MiniTest. The ODOT courses switched to Rspec. Just like they used Bootstrap in the Treebook App and Foundation for the ODOT app.
I think the biggest thing to watch out for is that Rspec 3 was released recently and there are some changes that could throw you off if you aren't expecting them. So just be aware of that and do a little research on changes between Rspec 2 and 3 before getting started. I found this book helpful to get a basic understanding of what is all going on with Rspec.