Test Driven Development with Ruby on Rails | Online

About this workshop

Step up your game as a developer. Learn how to write better quality, bug free code using Test Driven Development. Level up and get paid more as an engineer.

This is not a beginner class. This class is geared towards Junior to Intermediate level developers. People who just started working with Rails. Mid-level developers who wants to step up their game in Ruby on Rails development.

Every participant will receive a free copy of the book Start Programming Now by Alex Tamoykin.

This workshop covers test driven development techniques that you can use to test your Ruby on Rails application. Here is what we’ll cover:

• The Test Driven Development concept
• Red Green Refactor cycle
• Using testing framework called RSpec
• Integration testing with capybara
• Testing external services with webmock
• Creating test data easily with FactoryGirl
• The instructor will demonstrate how to test all components of a rails application: Model testing strategies, Controller testing, View testing.

Takeaways

• Understand Test Driven Development
• Learn the RSpec framework
• Test models
• Learn how to test controllers
• Learn how to test views
• Practice of doing integration testing with Capybara
• Test external services with Webmock
• Learn how to use FactoryGirl for easy data setup

Prereqs & Preparation

• Basic knowledge of Ruby on Rails
• Laptop with Ruby on Rails installed (Follow the setup instructions from the Start Programming Now book)
• Willingness to level up