# Specs and mocks in Ruby 1.9

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/specs-and-mocks-in-ruby-1-9/126963>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [January 23, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/specs-and-mocks-in-ruby-1-9/126963 "2008-01-23T19:55:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![inspire22](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@inspire22](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/inspire22)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 7:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/specs-and-mocks-in-ruby-1-9/126963/1 "2008-01-23T19:55:45Z")

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I would like to use RSpec syntax for some code I want to write for Ruby  
1.9. RSpec hasn’t been released with a 1.9-compatible release yet. What  
alternatives are there for spec-syntax and mocking in Ruby 1.9? Bacon?  
Mocha?

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**Author:** ![inspire22](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/a4c791/32.png) [@inspire22](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/inspire22)\
**Post date:** [January 23, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/specs-and-mocks-in-ruby-1-9/126963/2 "2008-01-23T22:55:06Z")

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On 23/01/2008, Kevin W. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> I would like to use RSpec syntax for some code I want to write for Ruby  
> 1.9. RSpec hasn’t been released with a 1.9-compatible release yet. What  
> alternatives are there for spec-syntax and mocking in Ruby 1.9? Bacon?  
> Mocha?

Mocha v0.5.6 should work with Ruby 1.9. Please let me know if you run  
into  
any problems.