The Rails Session at Polyglot was group Q&A:
Q: What are the most popular and hot testing tools?
A:
- Integration testing - [RSpec] (https://github.com/rspec/rspec-rails) with [Capybara] (https://github.com/jnicklas/capybara), [Capybara Mechanize] (https://github.com/jeroenvandijk/capybara-mechanize) (if needed), and [Code Coverage] (https://github.com/colszowka/simplecov) - [Watch Railscast on Testing] (http://railscasts.com/episodes/275-how-i-test)
- TDD - [Guard] (https://github.com/guard/guard) with [Spin] (https://github.com/vizjerai/guard-spin) or [Spork] (https://github.com/guard/guard-spork)
- UI tweaking - [Guard with LiveReload] (https://github.com/guard/guard-livereload)
- Debugging - [Pry] (https://github.com/pry/pry) ([Watch Railscast] (http://railscasts.com/episodes/280-pry-with-rails)) for [Rails] (http://railscasts.com/episodes/54-debugging-ruby-revised)
Q: What about background processes?