I’ve been using Watir for a week or so now and have (naturally) run into a couple of problems. I’ve also come up with a handy way to reference fields on a page. I thought I’d share these tips so others won’t have to spend their precious time working through … Continue reading
Another example why Ruby is generally the best choice when you want to get something up and running fast with a minimum amount of code and a maximum amount of clarity. Dion Almaer’s 20.weeks.ago vs. java.util.Calendar
WATIR stands for “Web Application Testing in Ruby”. Watir is a free, open-source functional testing tool for automating browser-based tests of web applications. It is pronounced water. I began experimenting with Watir over the weekend. I run a database-driven web site for a local non-profit group and have been looking … Continue reading
Need a “cheat sheet” for Ruby? Check out Ruby QuickRef. An excellent place to go when you just can’t remember that funky little automatic variable containing the program args. (It’s $* by the way.)
Martin Fowler’s latest Bliki post is about the programmatic uses of closures. It’s an interesting read for its own sake, but I found his examples of one-line manipulations of Ruby collections even more useful.