I’ve been taking a little time to explore Minitest::Benchmarks on my own and trying to put them into context with the other testing tools I use. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be writing about my findings and publishing them for you and the rest of the community to read as I go. This week I’m starting with a high-level overview to help you (and me) understand what happens in a Benchmark - what and how it tests, and what the various assertions are actually demonstrating.