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So yeah, I’m gettin’ into this testing thing!
But I don’t know what to use =/
Rspec + Shoulda?
Rspec + Steak?
Minitest?
Cucumber?
Capybara?
Coulda? (Cucumber with Shoulda mixup)
Mini_shoulda? (Minitest with Shoulda mixup)
Argh, so many choices! I’m confused <.< I do know I want something small and simple to test my future gems and sinatra & rails apps. What do you people use and why?
If you are just starting out, you should go with the defaults and follow the official guides. The important thing is that you practice testing. It’s less important which testing library/framework you use – that’s a stylistic choice that’s secondary to actually practicing testing in the first place – and the easiest way to get starting testing your Rails app is to follow the “Golden Path” that the official guides lay out.
Once you get more comfortable with testing your Rails app, you will be in a much better position to evaluate the options out there. I personally like rspec and cucumber (at the moment – I may decide to change my preference), but I was only able to come up with this preference after already being somewhat familiar with testing and after already being somewhat familiar with Rails.