tbox - A test-driven learning sandbox creation tool

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DESCRIPTION:

Test-driven learning is a way to master a programming language by writing unit tests around its API’s, tbox lowers the barrier to entry for test-driven learning by providing a basic infrastructure in which to start coding: A directory structure, some classes and unit tests to get started, and a Rakefile to run all tests. For now, tbox is geared toward Ruby, though the technique is applicable to any language that lends itself to TDD.

INSTALL:

The tbox application is distributed as a RubyGem and is available immediately after installation.

$ gem sources -a http(colon)//gems.github.com

$ sudo gem install bobbyno-tbox

Alternately, download the gem and install manually from github.

BASIC USAGE:

Go to the folder where you want to create your new test sandbox, and run the tbox command to generate your test scaffolding.

$ cd ~/ruby_projects

$ tbox learning_ruby

$ rake

SYNOPSIS:

tbox is built using newgem. Although tbox was initially designed with Ruby and Test::Unit in mind, new generator scripts can easily be added to support other testing techniques in multiple languages. tbox can therefore become a starting point for test-driven learning in any language with any dependencies.

REQUIREMENTS:

newgem

CREDITS:

Bobby Norton, DRW Trading Group

Dr. Nic Williams for newgem and rubigen: RubyConf 2007 Presentation