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Nested factories in Factory Bot: what they are and how to use them original ↗

13 Jan 2021

2020

How to run RSpec with headless Chrome/Chromium on Alpine Linux original ↗

28 Dec 2020

How to run a PostgreSQL database in a Docker container original ↗

18 Dec 2020

Dissecting Factory Bot’s factory definition syntax original ↗

17 Dec 2020

The purpose of private methods and when to use them original ↗

15 Dec 2020

Capybara expect page to have button original ↗

2 Dec 2020

Should I be doing test-driven development?original ↗

9 Nov 2020

How do I add tests to an existing Rails project?original ↗

8 Nov 2020

What are all the Rails testing tools and how do I use them?original ↗

7 Nov 2020

What are the different kinds of Rails tests and when should I use each?original ↗

6 Nov 2020

What level of test coverage should I shoot for?original ↗

4 Nov 2020

Which test framework should I learn, RSpec or Minitest?original ↗

1 Nov 2020

How I set up a Rails application for testing original ↗

22 Oct 2020

How I make sure I really understand a feature before building it original ↗

7 Oct 2020

The difference between let, let! and instance variables in RSpec original ↗

8 Sept 2020

When to refactor original ↗

3 Sept 2020

Understanding Ruby blocks original ↗

24 Aug 2020

How to Dockerize a Rails application (“hello world” version)original ↗

6 Aug 2020

How to Dockerize a Sinatra application original ↗

27 Jul 2020

Intro to logical arguments for programmers original ↗

12 Jul 2020

Why I don’t use Shoulda matchers original ↗

7 Jul 2020

Lessons I learned converting all my database IDs to UUIDs original ↗

10 Jun 2020

Why use Factory Bot instead of creating test data manually?original ↗

1 Jun 2020

How I set up Factory Bot on a fresh Rails project original ↗

5 May 2020

The difference between system specs and feature specs original ↗

28 Apr 2020

My method of systematic troubleshooting original ↗

24 Apr 2020

How to restart Sidekiq automatically for each deployment original ↗

5 Apr 2020

How to launch an EC2 instance using Ansible original ↗

31 Mar 2020

How to do multi-step forms in Rails original ↗

23 Mar 2020

Git workflow anti-patterns original ↗

20 Mar 2020

When used intelligently, Rails concerns are great original ↗

20 Feb 2020

My Git aliases original ↗

19 Feb 2020

Understanding Rails secrets/credentials original ↗

13 Feb 2020

What kinds of Rails tests I write and what kinds I don’t original ↗

3 Feb 2020

How to deploy a Ruby on Rails application to AWS Elastic Beanstalk original ↗

31 Jan 2020

Where to start with introducing TDD to a new Rails app original ↗

17 Jan 2020

2019

Extracting a tidy PORO from a messy Active Record model original ↗

30 Dec 2019

My top five Rails performance tips for performance noobs original ↗

29 Dec 2019

How to perform hotfixes without side effects or extra stress original ↗

19 Dec 2019

Writing software isn’t like building a house, it’s like writing a novel original ↗

13 Dec 2019

How to set up an RDS database for Rails on EC2 original ↗

10 Dec 2019

How to set up Rails secrets original ↗

10 Dec 2019

How to add a Rails application to an nginx server original ↗

9 Dec 2019

How to install nginx and Passenger on an EC2 instance for Rails hosting original ↗

6 Dec 2019

How to deploy a Ruby on Rails application to AWS original ↗

6 Dec 2019

How to launch an EC2 instance for hosting a Rails application original ↗

6 Dec 2019

How I approach test coverage metrics original ↗

20 Nov 2019

Exosuit demo video #2: launching an EC2 instance from Exosuit’s web UI original ↗

15 Nov 2019

My general approach to Rails testing original ↗

8 Oct 2019

The difference between domains, domain models, object models and domain objects original ↗

4 Oct 2019

How I wrote a command-line Ruby program to manage EC2 instances for me original ↗

30 Sept 2019

Exosuit demo video #1: launching and SSHing into an EC2 instance original ↗

26 Sept 2019

Beware of “service objects” in Rails original ↗

24 Sept 2019

How do I make testing a habitual part of my development work?original ↗

19 Aug 2019

How to write a test when the test implementation isn’t obvious original ↗

13 Aug 2019

How to deal with complex Factory Bot associations in RSpec tests original ↗

1 Aug 2019

How do you tell which areas of a project’s test suite need attention?original ↗

29 Jul 2019

How to get a team to get behind an engineering project original ↗

29 Jul 2019

Mystified by RSpec’s DSL? Some parentheses can add clarity original ↗

23 Jul 2019

How to test Ruby methods that involve puts or gets original ↗

6 Jul 2019

Examples of pointless types of RSpec tests original ↗

3 Jul 2019

How I test JavaScript-heavy Rails applications original ↗

19 Jun 2019

A repeatable, step-by-step process for writing Rails integration tests with Capybara original ↗

18 Jun 2019

The difference between RSpec, Capybara and Cucumber original ↗

18 Jun 2019

Stuck on a programming problem? These tactics will get you unstuck most of the time original ↗

11 Jun 2019

Logging the user in before Capybara feature specs/system specs original ↗

6 Jun 2019

All my best programming tips original ↗

3 Jun 2019

My experience speaking at 7 tech conferences in 9 months including RailsConf, RubyHACK and RubyConf India original ↗

22 May 2019

Capybara: expect field to have value original ↗

15 May 2019

RSpec/Capybara integration tests: the ultimate guide original ↗

13 May 2019

Common causes of flickering/flapping/flaky tests original ↗

12 Apr 2019

A Rails model test “hello world”original ↗

9 Apr 2019

Reader Q&A: Kaemon’s question about test-first vs. test-after original ↗

8 Apr 2019

Reader Q&A: Tommy’s question about testing legacy code original ↗

8 Apr 2019

Taming legacy Ruby code using the “Sprout Method” technique (example 2)original ↗

8 Apr 2019

What if I want to do test-first but I find it easier to do test-after?original ↗

1 Apr 2019

Code smell: long, procedural background jobs (and how to fix it)original ↗

26 Mar 2019

A Rails testing “hello world” using RSpec and Capybara original ↗

19 Mar 2019

Who’s to blame for bad code? Coders.original ↗

8 Mar 2019

Sometimes it’s better for tests to hit the real API original ↗

6 Mar 2019

Refactorings should be atomic original ↗

28 Feb 2019

How I write characterization tests original ↗

24 Feb 2019

How to clear up obscure Rails tests using Page Objects original ↗

9 Feb 2019

RSpec mocks and stubs in plain English original ↗

29 Jan 2019

Refactoring to POROs (using tests)original ↗

22 Jan 2019

The difference between integration tests and controller tests in Rails original ↗

17 Jan 2019

In Which I Dissect and Improve a Rails Test File I Found on Reddit original ↗

16 Jan 2019

My Vim setup for Rails original ↗

7 Jan 2019

Unlike real debt, technical debt is unavoidable original ↗

2 Jan 2019

Five benefits of automated testing original ↗

2 Jan 2019

2018

Testing private methods original ↗

27 Dec 2018

How to run system specs headlessly or not headlessly at will original ↗

20 Dec 2018

Test smell: Obscure Test original ↗

18 Dec 2018

Why the Boy Scout Rule is insufficient original ↗

17 Dec 2018

Using tests as a tool to wrangle legacy projects original ↗

9 Dec 2018

“We don’t have time to write tests”original ↗

27 Nov 2018

Rails scaffolding and TDD are incompatible (but that’s okay)original ↗

26 Nov 2018

When I use controller/request specs and when I don’t original ↗

18 Nov 2018

“It’s ugly but it works”original ↗

16 Nov 2018

Avoiding Network Calls In Rails Tests Without Using Mocks, Stubs or VCR original ↗

13 Nov 2018