Copyright
Brief Table of Contents
Table of Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Listings
Preface
Acknowledgments
About this Book
1. Ruby techniques
Chapter 1. Ruby under the microscope
1.1. Why Ruby now?
1.1.1. Optimizing developer cycles
1.1.2. Language features
1.2. Ruby by example
1.3. Facets of Ruby
1.3.1. Duck typing
1.3.2. Simplicity
1.3.3. DRY efficiency
1.3.4. Functional programming
1.4. Metaprogramming
1.4.1. Getting started with metaprogramming
1.4.2. Domain-specific languages
1.4.3. Refining your metaprogramming
1.5. Summary
Chapter 2. Testing Ruby
2.1. Testing principles
2.1.1. Why bother with testing?
2.1.2. Types of testing
2.1.3. Testing workflow
2.2. Test-driven development with Ruby
2.3. Behavior-driven development with RSpec
2.3.1. What is behavior-driven development?
2.3.2. Testing with RSpec
2.4. A testing environment
2.4.1. Setting up a baseline with fixture data
2.4.2. Faking components with stubs
2.4.3. Setting behavior expectations with mock objects
2.5. Testing your tests
2.5.1. Testing code coverage
2.5.2. Testing quality with Heckle
2.6. Summary
Chapter 3. Scripting with Ruby
3.1. Scripting with Ruby
Problem
Solution
Discussion
3.2. Automating with OLE and OSA