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  1. Inject that Rails Configuration Dependency!

    Setting up configuration settings in a Rails app has been fairly...

    Josh Clayton
    January 25, 2012
    • Web
    • Rails
    • Testing
    • Good Code
  2. Factory Bot 2.5 Gets Custom Constructors

    Today marks a big day in the life of Factory Bot; you can now override the...

    Josh Clayton
    January 21, 2012
    • News
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    • Rails
    • Open Source
    • Factory Girl
    • Factory Bot
  3. Factory Bot 2.4 Goes Meta

    Factory Bot1 has been getting some hardcore internal refactorings over the...

    Josh Clayton
    January 13, 2012
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    • Performance
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    • Factory Girl
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  4. Vim Macros and You

    Ever get the urge to update a ton of files? I know I do. For example, I...

    Josh Clayton
    January 6, 2012
    • Vim
  5. Design Patterns in the Wild: Null Object

    I knocked out a pretty decent refactoring of some of the internals of Factory...

    Josh Clayton
    November 1, 2011
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Testing
    • Good Code
  6. Test Rake Tasks Like a BOSS

    Testing Rake tasks is one of the most painful things I do as a Ruby...

    Josh Clayton
    October 26, 2011
    • Web
    • Rails
    • Ruby
    • Testing
  7. Factory Bot 2.2, your new best friend!

    Aside from a handful of internal code clean up, Factory Bot 2.2 brings a...

    Josh Clayton
    October 14, 2011
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  8. Getting Sequential: A look into a Factory Bot Anti-pattern

    I’ve noticed a handful of what I’d consider Factory Bot anti-patterns, either...

    Josh Clayton
    October 3, 2011
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  9. FactoryBot 2.1.0 Brings the Heat

    FactoryBot 2.1.0 has been released.

    Josh Clayton
    September 2, 2011
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    • Factory Girl
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  10. Jasmine and Shared Examples

    I’ve been doing a bit more Javascript development as of late and am using...

    Josh Clayton
    August 31, 2011
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    • JavaScript
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