Introduction You have to eat your vegetables to grow and become stronger, ‘cause one day you’ll have to program in Scala – moms always say. We don’t pay too much attention to what they’re saying until we have to face the challenge. When you have no background in Java, programming in Scala can be easier. […]

You can now choose to be notified only after failed builds and deploys, reducing noise in your channels, rooms, and inboxes when continuous delivery…

Introduction While unit tests usually make up the core of an application’s tests, integration tests are often just as important. An integration test is named as such because it integrates with some other piece of technology. In this tutorial, you will learn how to integrate a Play Framework web application with an HTTP server to […]

Introduction If you are even slightly familiar with configuration management, you have probably heard of Ansible before. In short, Ansible is a configuration management tool that allows you to manage nodes over SSH or PowerShell written in Python. Ansible then uses YAML to express reusable descriptions of systems. The most simplistic usage is sending ad-hoc […]

Introduction Shoulda Matchers provides Test::Unit and RSpec-compatible one-liners that test common Rails functionality. It helps you write tests that would otherwise be much longer, more complex, and error-prone. Using shoulda-matchers for testing simplifies the entire process. Let’s take a look at shoulda-matchers in action, compared to its RSpec-only equivalent. One-Liner ActiveModel Tests Below is an […]

In May we had the pleasure of releasing official continuous integration and deployment support for Elixir projects on Semaphore. We wanted to get to know the Elixir community better, so we started talking to developers working with Elixir. We have had the pleasure of working with Josh Adams from Elixir Sips, who has made two […]

Introduction In this article, we’re going to look at Cucumber as a tool for writing your customer acceptance tests. More specifically, we’re going to look at how a Cucumber acceptance test might look in practice. After reading this article, you should have a clearer picture of why Cucumber is a good candidate for writing your […]

Introduction Test code needs to be both run by computers and read by humans. It therefore needs to be well-factored and use the domain language. At the end of this tutorial, you will have seen how you can use use RSpec‘s custom matchers to write better tests that are DRY, quick to write and easy […]

Introduction In this tutorial, we will walk through the process of setting up a local environment for Clojure development using the Ansible configuration management tool. Ansible and Clojure are a perfect fit, as both place an emphasis on simplicity and building with small, focused components. While we will not cover the Clojure development process specifically, […]