On Wed, Mar 23, 2011 at 10:16 AM, Radhesh Kamath <li...@ruby-forum.com>wrote:

> Justin Ko wrote in post #988825:
> > On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 6:50 PM, Radhesh Kamath
> > <li...@ruby-forum.com>wrote:
> >
> >>  end
> >>
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> > You're mapping absolute strings (URL's) to your routes. Any string
> > manipulation would dilute the spec. In my opinion, this is not a case of
> > keeping things DRY.
>
> It's clear that you have understood my intent: keep things DRY by
> specifying the prefix once, and write tests as though the prefix is
> implicitly specified.
>
> But what do you mean by 'dilute the spec'?
> Do you think it might make the spec brittle?
>

Routes are basically constants. By breaking this constant up (the string) in
your spec, the value drops (because of clarity), in my opinion.


>
> Pat:
>
> I just want to keep things DRY by specifying the 'v1' prefix once, so
> the example would be 'v1/...', only 'v1' would be implicitly set in some
> way.
>
> Best,
> Radhesh
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