Russ•Works

The Offical Weblog of Russell Jennings

Understanding Rspec Test Doubles

For a while, I have not understood what rspec test doubles do, or why you’d use them. I recently came to understand their usage and function, and thought I’d share.

11 Lessons From a Codebase

I’ve been fixing up the codebase of a rails app for a few months now. It was written by some smart folks, so I wanted to share some of the philosophies and design patterns they utilized.

The Difference Between Savant and Opinionated

Steve didn’t like the status bar and didn’t see the need for it. “Who looks at URLs when you hover your mouse over a link?” He thought it was just too geeky.

Important to remember that how you approach something is not the same way others approach it. Good software has an adjustable grip, whereas poor software assumes all users are the same.

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