Typhoeus has a different way of representing array params in a get request than RestClient. Typhoeus: http://example.com/?foo[0]=1&foo[1]=2&foo[2]=3

Middleman is a static page generator that brings many of the goodies that Rails developers are used to.

rspec.info

In modern default RSpec configurations, your tests are usually run in random order. This helps to detect "flickering" tests that...

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You can use wscat: sudo apt-get install node-ws # wscat -c ws://echo.websocket.org connected (press CTRL+C to quit...

github.com

The parallel-gem is quite easy to use and can speed up rendering time if you want to render the...

When filling out forms in Selenium tests, Chrome shows the (usual) bubble, asking to store those credentials. While the bubble...

For the initial setup or changes in the sentry reporting it might be useful to enabled reporting of sentry in...

Note: The behaviour of Spreewald's within step is as described below for version < 1.9.0; For Spreewald >= 1.9.0 it is...

This card is just about creating simple PostgreSQL dumps. This is no instruction for a backup strategy nor a guide...

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This is a visualization of the files that will be generated by some useful rails generators. Invoke a generator from...

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activestate.com

Looks like ActiveState is trying to market a new Ruby distribution for Enterprises: ActiveRuby Enterprise Edition is designed for businesses...

Occasionally, you have to talk to APIs via HTTPS that use a custom certificate or a misconfigured certificate chain (like...

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Using VCR to record communication with remote APIs is a great way to stub requests in tests. However, you may...

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brunildo.org

The pages listed here contain tests and experiments about features, possibilities, browsers’ bugs concerning CSS. That is, over 200 experiments...

developer.mozilla.org

You can easily have a JavaScript hash/object that returns a default value for unset keys/properties -- as long as you need...

If the application under test makes sound, you probably want to disable this during integration testing. You can use the...

Web technology is a broad field and you cannot be an expert in all aspects. However, it is useful to...

Just like we use gems on the server, we use third party JavaScript libraries in the browser. These typically provide...

We generally use multiple application servers (at least two) and you have to search on all of them if you...

Advanced cucumber features Learn about the following cucumber features: Doc Strings ("multiline strings") Tables Tags Before/after hooks Background Scenario outlines...

stackoverflow.com

This error message may occur when rspec gets loaded by rake, e.g. when you migrate the test database. NoMethodError: undefined...

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github.com

Reminder of what you can do with Geordi. Note: If you alias Geordi to something short like g, running commands...

Sometimes huge refactorings or refactoring of core concepts of your application are necessary for being able to meet new requirements...

If you get an error like this for a puppet mount: $ > puppet agent --test Info: Retrieving pluginfacts Info: Retrieving plugin...