Fixtures are considered an anti-pattern by many as they over-DRY [0] your tests and obscure them by introducing 'Mystery Guests' [1]. [0] http://stackoverflow.

Fixtures are considered an anti-pattern by many as they over-DRY [0] your tests and obscure them by introducing 'Mystery Guests' [1]. [0] http://stackoverflow.com/a/11837973 http://stackoverflow.com/a/11837973 [1] https://robots.thoughtbot.com/lets-not#will-our-mystery-guest-please-leave https://robots.thoughtbot.com/lets-not#will-our-mystery-gues...