I have a confession: I'd never used Minitest in my 8 years as a #rubyonrails programmer. Always used *the other framework*.
But when I finally tried it, I hit an unexpected roadblock. Minitest's biggest weakness?
*Its onboarding is awful.*
The info is so scattered and sparse that navigating your tax returns feels friendlier in comparison.
What I needed as a Minitest newcomer: What does it do? Why? How?
What I got: congratulatory quotes, jokes about RSpec jokes, and defunct links disguised as documentation.
Turns out Minitest offers multiple syntax flavors. You can write the same test in several ways, sometimes mixing styles together. Coming from RSpec, this is kinda overwhelming.
Despite the rough start, once you get past the onboarding mess, Minitest is actually quite neat.
If you're feeling lost with Minitest, I wrote down everything I wish someone had told me on day one.
Lost in Minitest? Start here! - Remi Mercier - Software Developer
