Palindrome Puzzle

gistfile1.txt

def palindrome?(word)
  if word.downcase == word.downcase.reverse
    result = true
  else
    result = false
  end
  result
end

class StringPalindromePuzzle < MiniTest::Test
  def test_words
    assert palindrome?("tacocat")
    assert palindrome?("anna")
    assert palindrome?("racecar")
  end

  def test_bad_words
    refute palindrome?("ruby")
    refute palindrome?("cowboy")
    refute palindrome?("Ruby")
    refute palindrome?("Cowboy")
  end

  def test_capitalization
    assert palindrome?("Tacocat")
    assert palindrome?("Anna")
    assert palindrome?("RacEcAr")
  end

  def test_sentences
    assert palindrome?("Stressed desserts")
    assert palindrome?("Stop on no pots")
    refute palindrome?("The quick brown fox")
  end

  def test_spaces
    assert palindrome?("Mad as Adam")
    assert palindrome?("Sums are not set as a test on Erasmus")
    refute palindrome?("Where the heck did you get these sentences?")
  end
end