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Is Guard still useful?

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Audience remark introducing the Guard gem as another option alongside Crystal Ball: watches files and runs matching tests on save, often completing before the developer can open a console. Hasiński adds that some Guard setups show clickable pop-up notifications for failing tests, though switching contexts too often to unrelated failing tests can hurt focus.

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Guard watches files and runs relevant tests on save; pairs well with Crystal Ball and pop-up notifications for quick feedback.
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Question is about the Guard file-watcher gem.
question Is Guard still useful?
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Raised as an audience contribution during the talk's Q&A.

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