Sorry, one more thing. What could be the best sources of information to learn how to use both tools? I learn much better with examples.
I have searched for the RSpec book, which for what I've read has both subjects in it, but it seems it's not yet available. Thank you. On Jan 31, 10:00 pm, pepe <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the answers. > > How long do you think it could take for a non initiated person like > myself to get used to using BDD and learning RSpec and cucumber? > > Thanks again. > > On Jan 31, 6:27 pm, Marnen Laibow-Koser <[email protected]> wrote: > > > pepe wrote: > > > I want to start diving into BDD. I have never used TDD before and am > > > not sure if I should start by learning RSpec and then jump to Cucumber > > > or just go straight to using Cucumber. > > > Use both. RSpec is for unit tests, while Cucumber tests user-facing > > features (and can use steps written in RSpec). Learn RSpec first, but > > after getting the basics, learn Cucumber alongside it. > > > > I have been reading on the internet about both and it seems to me that > > > Cucumber could be a 'replacement' for RSpec. Am I right or should be > > > one used for certain things and the other one for others? > > > Cucumber is absolutely not a replacement for RSpec. The two are > > complementary. Cucumber is a replacement for integration tests. > > > > Thanks in advance. > > > > Pepe > > > Best, > > -- > > Marnen Laibow-Koserhttp://www.marnen.org > > [email protected] > > -- > > Posted viahttp://www.ruby-forum.com/. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ruby on Rails: Talk" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rubyonrails-talk?hl=en.
