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[Request] Ruby board game card generator

Joseph M. Sak
Jul 15, 2014
<p><strong>Q: What was the request about? </strong></p><p>How to test drive a small ruby library<br><br><strong>Q: How did you help with the request?</strong></p><p>Using the remote tmux terminal sharing program 'tmate' and Vim, I showed my student how to start a rubygem from scratch and how to think about his goals with a test-driven mindset. <a href="https://github.com/joemsak/cardgame​">github.com/joemsak/cardgame​</a><br><br><strong>Q: Any best practices &amp; key learnings you can share?</strong></p><p>Always try to write tests first to keep you focused on your goals, and to think up the simplest, most degenerate cases for your system. This will help you go one step at a time, creating building blocks and a solid foundation for your system as it changes and grows.</p>