18.7. Running Specs

Specs are executable documents. Each example block is executed inside its own object instance, to make sure that the integrity of each is preserved (with regard to instance variables, etc.).

If I run one of the Workbeast specs using the rspec command that should have been installed on my system by the RSpec gem, I’ll get output similar to that of Test::Unit—familiar, comfortable, and passing. Just not too informative.