Ruby on Rails Tutorial: RSpec vs Minitest
To view RSpec version of this repository, visit https://github.com/Judahmeek/rspec_vs_minitest/tree/rspec
##Differences Between RSpec & Minitest
The largest difference between Minitest & RSpec is RSpec's lack of a proper equivalent of assert_select.
I had to create some very brittle substring and regex matches to get those tests to pass, most notable in the User Profile Integration Examples
Capybara solves this issue, as demonstrated here (It's on my to-do list. lol): http://ruby-journal.com/how-to-write-rails-view-test-with-rspec/
##Fixtures vs Factories To keep the similarities between versions as close as possible, I used fixtures for RSpec instead of Factory_Girl. Both fixtures & factories have pros & cons, and I encourage readers to explore both sides of this issue: https://www.google.com/#q=factory+girl+vs+fixtures
However, if you're going to learn to use RSpec, then you should probably learn to use Factory_Girl & Capybara as well, since these three gems seem to be used together often.
Be warned that proper configuration of all three gems together may be non-trivial: http://brandonhilkert.com/blog/7-reasons-why-im-sticking-with-minitest-and-fixtures-in-rails/ (See reason 3)
##Special thanks to Michael Hartl This is the sample application for the Ruby on Rails Tutorial: Learn Web Development with Rails by Michael Hartl.