http is a simple command-line client for debugging and testing HTTP servers, REST APIs, and web services with readable defaults and colored output.

Geordi 1.2 adds more flexible deploys, better Cucumber reruns and debugging, and reorganized Firefox and VNC command handling.

Using self-hosted or purchased fonts with Webpack or Webpacker requires either bundling them from assets or packaging them locally for clean imports.

MongoMapper support for Rails 2.3.x on Ruby 1.9 via a forked gem branch; compatible with Ruby 1.8.7, REE, and Ruby 1.9.3.

Memoized ActiveRecord values can stay stale in specs even after reload; re-finding the record or clearing memoization avoids false failures.

Modularity 2 replaces does with include-based traits and new naming rules, with automatic migration support for existing Ruby projects.

rspec_candy 0.2.0 adds matchers for tolerant number comparison, second-level time equality, and hash subset matching in RSpec.

Verify Ruby code that writes to the terminal by capturing stdout or stderr with RSpec expectations; heredocs help with multi-line output.

Selenium actions can return before a page finishes loading, so Ruby updates may race with browser-side changes. A Capybara resynchronization step prevents flaky Cucumber features.

Run multiple Internet Explorer versions in separate VirtualBox VMs on Linux or OS X for website testing without Microsoft VirtualPC.

Rails 2 apps can break on MySQL 5.7; MariaDB 10.x is a compatible replacement for old and new applications, with gem rebuilds sometimes needed after switching.

Helper methods can be defined inside an RSpec example group and inherited by nested groups, but not by parent or sibling groups.

not_to include with multiple values checks each value separately, so one matcher can verify several exclusions at once instead of negating the whole expectation.

Deploy a single server from a multi-server Capistrano setup by using HOSTFILTER to target one host and skip irrelevant tasks.

ActiveSupport deprecation warnings can be selectively hidden when a specific warning cannot be fixed and only certain messages should stay visible.

raise_error without an expected exception can pass for unrelated bugs, so matching a specific error class and message makes specs meaningful.

Production data testing can accidentally email real users; rewriting recipient domains in ActionMailer prevents staging mail from reaching live inboxes.

Custom RSpec matchers and support code need a clear home in spec/support to keep specs DRY and make shared helpers available everywhere.

Quick reference for replacing common jQuery DOM tasks with native browser APIs and handling event delegation gaps without jQuery.

Webpacker 4 and Babel 7 change config files, package names, asset paths, and polyfill imports when upgrading a Rails app from Webpack 3.

Moving a Rails app from the Asset Pipeline to Webpacker requires inventorying bundled libraries, repackaging legacy assets, and adjusting deployment for pack-based assets.

Pseudo-element styles are hard to inspect directly, but getComputedStyle can read ::before and ::after values for testing and color checks.

Controller specs reset the Rails session on every request, so data written earlier disappears between calls. Stubbing controller.session with a shared TestSession preserves state for testing.