I admit it, I love TDD

This week @PDXcodeschool we jumped into TDD using minitest/autorun. I have used RSpec in the past, and loved the way it let me manage the logic of my project. I love that ruby has a built in framework — so easy to use!

• Use specs to rough out project logic

  describe "Car" do
  it 'should have a color'
  it 'should have a make'
  it 'should have a unique serial number'
  it 'should get a new serial number when it gets stolen'
  it 'should accept passengers'
  it 'should not accept more than 3 passengers'
  end

  All of these tests will be skipped until they are followed by a do…end block.

• Take one test at a time and write the code to make it pass

  describe "Car" do
  it 'should have a color' do
  car = Car.new("black")
  car.color.must_equal "black"
  end
  ...
  end

  If your tests exercise the project well enough, you end up with really tight code. More of a lasagna noodle than spaghetti!