Hi there!

I'm in the process of deciding between various libraries for test data
generation. The obvious popular ones that have popped up are factory
girl and machinist.

I found this post in the intertoobs:
http://toolmantim.com/thoughts/fixtureless_datas_with_machinist_and_sham

Which has brought me here to ask what the current opinions of these
alternative approaches are!

As far as I can see before I start using them, both libraries do
roughly the same thing, with roughly the same features, but different
syntax. I understand that factory girl can be coaxed into using
machinist syntax though, so:

Does anyone know if there any significant differences between the two
libraries apart from syntax that make one stand out from the other?
E.g.

 - speed
 - robustness/scalability as a project's complexity increases
significantly (not in terms of speed, but in terms of clarity/DRYness/
code semantics)

Thanks for your help!

Jono.

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