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To test whether a hash includes an expected sub-hash: expect(user.attributes).to match(hash_including('name' => 'Bruce Wayne'))
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Note that you cannot currently use Ruby 1.9.2 with Rails 2 applications that use RSpec, so don't upgrade if...
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List of global variables available to a Ruby script.
Specify these gem versions in your Gemfile: gem 'cucumber', '~> 1.3.0' gem 'cucumber-rails', '= 0.3.2' # max version for Rails 2
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If you plan to insert an existing PDF into a new LaTeX document that you will compile to PDF, you...
The shell variable PS1 holds your bash prompt. You might want to change it to serve your needs best. Here...
Add deprecation warnings and their solution or link to available solutions. Global access to Rake DSL methods is deprecated. Please...
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JavaScript Garden is a growing collection of documentation about the most quirky parts of the JavaScript programming language. It gives...
The attached RSpec matcher exist_in_database checks if a given record still exists in the database and has not...