[rspec-devel] [Proposed Refactoring] - Current ExampleSpace class subclasses

[Jim Deville]

>
>>>> It would be kinda nice if there were a good plugin architecture  
>>>> to either
>>>> Test::Unit or Rspec.
>
> That's a really good idea---my work colleagues and I could make our
> current hacks a little more future-proof, and the folks who (for some
> reason) like Test::Unit can find a way to make the two play nicely
> together.
>

I just wish I knew more about both projects internals to do something  
about it. Still might be worth a try, though.

> I guess I just don't understand the recent rash of "we're abandoning
> RSpec" or "we're coding the next great RSpec alternative" blog posts.
> I suppose software inevitably runs into things it just can't do well
> as its user base increases.
>

For me, I am a big supporter of RSpec and BDD, but I have trouble  
explaining why I like it so much more than Test::Unit to other  
people. I also have a co-worker who doubts the benefits of using  
mocks to isolate the tests. He mainly wonders why we are duplicating  
our effort by doing Unit tests and Integration tests. I am in the odd  
position of being one of the most knowledgeble Ruby/RSpec coders at  
my job, but I am the least experienced in OO Design, TDD/BDD and  
Agile processes. I wonder if a little more push on the BDD ideas  
would help build faith in the RSpec framework and techniques.

> But for us, over a year after we started looking at this thing, the
> bloom is still firmly on the rose.
>
> --Ian
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Jim