Explanation in examples why PHP will never have RSpec-like behavioral unit tests

rspec_in_php.rb

# RSpec (aka "Best in Ruby"):

@account.balance.should == 12

# PHPUnit (aka "Best in PHP"):

$this->assertEquals(12, $account->getBalance());

# PHPSpec:

$this->spec($account->getBalance())->should->be(12);

# Fabulous:

$w->valueOf($account->getBalance())->shouldBeEqualsTo(12);


# 1. Core difference here is in `$w->valueOf(...)` & `$this->spec(...)`.
#    PHP doesn't have object inheritance, like Ruby or Java, so we
#    need to wrap testing variables inside `spec` or `valueOf`

# 2. Second is `.` vs `->`. At the first, they looks the same, but
#    in reality:

@account.balance.should...

#    is way more human-readable plain text, than:

$account->balance->should...

I think .feature files are way more readable ;-)

Yes they are +)