Re: [rspec-users] need help getting a word right

2007-07-18 Thread Mikel Lindsaar
I like the it "should..." do end calls, specifiy as well makes sense. So what is the problem? I think we should take a look at what comments are for. Essentially the "should blah" text acts as a comment on the spec. One that is then picked up by RSpec and inserted to make our specifications mor

Re: [rspec-users] need help getting a word right

2007-07-18 Thread barsalou
Well in that specific case, please seems like a good choice please do @thing.should be_somthing end But If you had text in between then it wouldn't seem the same: please "whatever text" do @thing.should be_something end Quoting David Chelimsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > H

Re: [rspec-users] need help getting a word right

2007-07-18 Thread Robert Feldt
On 7/19/07, David Chelimsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey all, I see examples showing up that look like this: describe Thing do before(:each) do @thing = Thing.new end it do @thing.should be_something end end This will produce output like this: Thing - should be something

Re: [rspec-users] need help getting a word right

2007-07-18 Thread Kyle Hargraves
David Chelimsky wrote: > Consise? Yes. But I'm not psyched about 'specify' either. There IS a > perfect word for this situation. What is it? Suggestions? Personally, I disagree. For examples like that, I think 'specify' is a pretty ideal word. It reads exactly as I want it to. Depending on what

Re: [rspec-users] need help getting a word right

2007-07-18 Thread Daniel N
On 7/19/07, David Chelimsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hey all, I see examples showing up that look like this: describe Thing do before(:each) do @thing = Thing.new end it do @thing.should be_something end end This will produce output like this: Thing - should be something

[rspec-users] need help getting a word right

2007-07-18 Thread David Chelimsky
Hey all, I see examples showing up that look like this: describe Thing do before(:each) do @thing = Thing.new end it do @thing.should be_something end end This will produce output like this: Thing - should be something But "it do" is driving me mad :( We need a better word. O