[rspec-users] RSpec vs Screw.Unit

[Scott Taylor]

On Oct 18, 2008, at 10:30 AM, Stephen Eley wrote:

> On Sat, Oct 18, 2008 at 12:53 AM, Scott Taylor
> <mailing_lists at railsnewbie.com> wrote:
>>
>> In Javascript, it might look more or less like this:
>>
>> var old_method = obj[my_method];
>> my_obj[my_method] = my_return_value;
>
> That's an interesting syntax comparison, thanks, but not really what I
> was reacting to.  The statement of import (with emphasis added) was
> ""The dynamic nature of JavaScript makes mocking frameworks MOSTLY
> UNNECESSARY."
>
> This doesn't imply a simpler mocking framework, as you describe.  It
> implies a fundamental mindshift in how testing gets done.

AH - that's interesting.  I didn't take it as any sort of mindshift in  
testing.  I thought that README/blogpost was simply saying that a mock  
framework is unnecessary because the syntax is so easy.  But only  
*mostly* unnecessary, because either 1) there will be times where  
you'll need to tear things down, AND/OR 2) You could build a tiny stub/ 
mock framework around this stuff very easily for small syntactical  
gains.

Interesting idea, though, and maybe it does cause a mindshift in  
testing.

Scott