On several occasions we’ve looked at Rails projects with no tests, or very low test coverage. Trying to write tests when you didn’t write the original methods is difficult. Here are some tips that we’ve found useful.
Use your favourite framework.
If there is a large body of existing tests using a particular framework, write your new tests in that framework. If there are few or no tests then strip out anything already there and replace it with your preferred framework. At Boost we’ve decided to use RSpec for all our projects. Your objective here is to write tests, not to learn a new way of writing tests. more »
If it’s good to look outside education for inspiration sometimes (see last post), it’s also great when other sectors get involved with education. The NZTA has worked with the folks at Hooked on Thinking to develop the 
I’ve been so busy with work that I’ve been lacking the processing power for blogging – both reading, writing and commenting. However, I’ve put some effort into Twitter instead and the experience has been great. I’m learning all sorts of interesting things about teaching and learning by following all sorts of interesting education people. 
