Description:
We no longer need to use web archive for rspec documentation. We can use the new site: http://rspec.info/features/3-12/rspec-expectations/built-in-matchers/

The following PR changed the links throughout this repository to the web archive links when the documentation site went down
#42

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Replace each of the web archive links with an updated link. If needed use the above PR to help see the original links.

Is using instance_variable_set a code smell, when used only in testing? For example:

Is it better to have @guess as a parameter, to be able to easily create a new instance of game for tests subject(:game) { described_class.new(0, 9, 4) }

def initialize(min, max, guess = nil)
  @min = min
  @max = max
  @guess = guess
end

Or is it better to have less arguments and to use game.instance_variable_set(:@guess, 4) in the few tests that require a value for @guess?

def initialize(min, max)
  @min = min
  @max = max
  @guess = nil
end

Hello @rlmoser99,

I know trivial, but I noticed the following typo on line 24 of proposal.md:

"but have been completed changed." - should this be completely?

These lessons need a thorough review to verify that the information & explanations are correct. Here is a list of particular areas that concern me:

• These lessons may "spoon feed" more information than necessary.
• The first 9 lessons are very simple ones and could be more of a hindrance/annoyance to some students.
• Lesson 11 uses a shared example for multiple classes, which is not essential to Tic-Tac-Toe or Connect Four.
• Lessons 13 - 16 explains a lot of different concepts like stubs, message expectations, doubles, TDD, class encapsulation, polymorphism, testing methods in module, etc.
• Lesson 15 & 16 explains what methods should & should not be tested for these ruby terminal games, which is slightly different than in the "real world". (We could also change these lessons to instruct students to have all the procedural interaction code in a script and focus on having behavior and logic in classes, at least until this change happens in the OOP lessons)

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In 15a_binary_game_spec there is an explanation for why methods called from a game script method should be public and tested. The phrase used for this is 'publicly tested'. Someone asked about this on discord recently which reminded me I also didn't understand it when going through the exercises.

The wording is:

# full game. Since these methods are required to play the game, they should be
# publicly tested methods (even if you previously made them private). Pretend
# that someone will be using your class to make their own game with customized
# text. Any method that they would need in their game should be a publicly
# tested method.

I think it could be more explicit:

# full game. Since these methods are required to play the game, they should be
# tested and made public (even if you previously made them private). Pretend
# that someone will be using your class to make their own game with customized
# text. Any method that they would need in their game should be part of the
# public interface and have test coverage.

I hope I got that right, this is how I understand it now after finishing the ruby section.

There's one more mention of publicly tested on line 78, but I think that one could be left in. That way people have a detailed explanation but are still exposed to different wordings.

link to the discord discussion:
https://discordapp.com/channels/505093832157691914/704694487477387344/1019657256507281468

The explanation of let in the string_spec lesson states it creates a variable that returns the computed value.

It actually creates a helper method with a memoized value that is cached for the same example but not across different examples.

In the example where favorite_color is set to 'navy blue' it is just creating a local variable and isn't related to the helper method created by let.

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1. Description of the Bug:

02_array_spec.rb on line 6, links to a relishapp doc for RSpec 2.11. The included Gemfile for the exercise uses RSpec 3.9. 1 example fails, where it should pass.

2. How To Reproduce:

Run RSpec for this example: nested_subject_spec.rb in the ruby_testing project

3. Expected Behavior:

The examples should all pass.

4. Desktop/Device:

• Device: Desktop
• OS: Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS
• Browser: Chrome
• Version: Chrome Version 113.0.5672.63 (Official Build) (64-bit)

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It looks like the behaviour of a subject in a nested group changed between RSpec 2.11 and RSpec 3.9,
from '(outermost wins)' to '(innermost wins)': RSpec 3.9 doc

Suggestion made by programmurr, for Lesson 3:

Let and subject are explained, but the difference in using them under the 'describe' headers isn't really.
At a very superficial glance, they could be thought of as interchangeable.

I just grabbed this post on SO that helps explain the differences between them, but maybe there are better resources out there.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38437162/whats-the-difference-between-rspecs-subject-and-let-when-should-they-be-used

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1. Description of the Bug:

Relishapp, which hosts docs for RSpec that are linked throughout these exercises, is down and has been continuously down for about a week. Given the length of the outage, I think it's a good idea to consider some alternative.

More potential context: thread from r/ruby on the outage

2. How To Reproduce:

Visit any link to Relishapp

3. Expected Behavior:

N/A

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5. Additional Information:

• Maybe the simplest solution would be to replace the current links with a Web Archive snapshot to relishapp.
• There are 39 relishapp links in this repo. You can list them by doing grep -rno relishapp . in the root of this repo. That output will show the filenames and line numbers for each relishapp link.

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1. Description of the Feature Request:
I think the explanation and linked resources for stub and mock in Exercise 13_ input_output are a little too technical and non-intuitive for the uninitiated beginner. It was difficult for me to understand why I might even need stub and mock and where they should be used when I first took the exercise.

For a simpler explanation -- both in words and in code, I found a resource online The ‘no problemo’ basic guide to doubles and stubs in RSpec that illustrated the concept of mock in a manner that's much more intuitive (and fun). I suggest adding it to the list of stub/mock resources in the exercise.

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Suggestion made by programmurr, for Lesson 2:

I suggest removing the one-line syntax. I didn't know it existed until I saw this ha! That's great, I learned something new, but I think for beginning beginners (unlike experienced beginners like me lol), I think it's better just to focus on multi-line. Maybe mention one-line in a comment, but as the focus is on implicit/explicit subjects, keep the learners focused on that.

The implicit subject will come back up later on in lesson 11, but at the same time, I have even thought about removing #11 from the course too. As it is not required to use in tic-tac-toe or connect four.

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Simple spelling error fix. Suggested change at line 6 as follows:

-# 1. Familarize
+# 1. Familiarize

Spec files 11a_shared_example_spec.rb, 11b_cat_spec.rb, and 11c_dog_spec.rb all have typos on lines 5, 8, and 8 respectively where, I believe, 15 should read 11. I believe, spec file 12_magic_seven_spec.rb is missing the word 'what' on line 52.

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1. Description of the Bug:

File: ./spec/15a_binary_game_spec.rb
Example Group: describe '#display_turn_order' do
Issue: The first comment line says # This method is a Looping Script Method. but this seems to be indicating the method type for #display_binary_search as shown in the comment # Looping Script Method -> Test the behavior of the method (for example, it under the example group describe '#display_binary_search' do.
The method #display_turn_order seems to be a combination of Command Method and Script Method. If this is correct then the lines:

# This method is a Looping Script Method. In #display_binary_search,
# #display_turn_order will loop until binary_search.game_over?

should be changed to something similar to:

# This method is both a Command Method and a Script Method. It changes the
# observable state by incrementing the instance variable @guess_count by one,
# sends two command messages #make_guess and #update_range to the
# object binary_search of class BinarySearch, and sends one command
# message to `self` by calling #display_guess.

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Throughout all of the lessons I have done so far, .not_to has always been used (as far as I have noticed) but in 10_drink_answer.rb on the 'is not full' test, .to_not is used.

On the Introduction to RSpec lesson at the end of the Basic syntax subsection, this is even said:
"The expect method is also chained with .to for positive expectations, or .to_not/.not_to for negative expectations. We prefer .not_to."

If you have a method that could be private, but should be tested, for example because it is sending an outgoing command message. Should it be public so that it is easily tested or private and use send in RSpec to test?