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  1. Build and test a blazing fast JSON API with Phoenix, an Elixir framework

    Learn how to build a fast, low-latency API with Phoenix and Postgres.

    Paul Smith
    March 20, 2015
    • Web
    • Elixir
    • Phoenix
    • Testing
  2. A Closer Look at Test Spies

    What benefits do test spies have compared to mocks in our isolated unit tests?

    Dan Croak
    March 19, 2015
    • Web
    • Testing
    • Ruby
  3. Test Drive Your Dockerfiles with RSpec and ServerSpec

    Learn to TDD your Dockerfiles with RSpec and ServerSpec.

    Mason Fischer
    February 17, 2015
    • Docker
    • TDD
    • Testing
    • Unix
  4. Shoulda Matchers 2.8.0

    An overview of changes in the latest release.

    Elliot Winkler
    February 2, 2015
    • News
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Open Source
    • Testing
    • Shoulda
  5. Testing Directives with Dependencies in Angular

    In which we learn about how to effectively override directives in tests.

    Elliot Winkler
    January 20, 2015
    • Web
    • JavaScript
    • AngularJS
    • Testing
    • CoffeeScript
  6. Testing and Environment Variables in Ruby

    Learn how to test code using data in environment variables with Climate Control.

    Josh Clayton
    December 3, 2014
    • Web
    • Ruby
    • Rails
    • Testing
    • RSpec
    • CI
  7. How to Fix Circular Dependency Errors in Rails Integration Tests

    Turn off concurrency in tests to avoid race conditions in Capybara.

    Cameron Cundiff
    November 28, 2014
    • Web
    • RSpec
    • Rails
    • Testing
    • Capybara
    • AngularJS
  8. Updated Test-Driven Rails Videos

    I’m happy to announce that we’ve updated the content for our popular...

    Josh Clayton
    November 18, 2014
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    • Upcase
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    • Rails
  9. Speed Up JavaScript Capybara Specs by Blacklisting URLs

    Speed up your tests by telling Capybara WebKit not to hit external APIs.

    Simon Taranto
    November 14, 2014
    • Web
    • Testing
    • Performance
  10. Validating JSON Schemas with an RSpec Matcher

    Use RSpec and JSON Schema to create a test-driven process in which changes to the structure of your JSON API drive the implementation of new features.

    Laila Winner
    September 23, 2014
    • Web
    • JSON
    • Ruby
    • RSpec
    • Testing
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