Most of you have probably heard of and are using quietbacktrace, but
just in case...
Tests that fail give backtraces, but often (and this is of course the
case with shoulda), a great deal of the trace information is framework
(rails or whatever) that provides little if any value. The
quietbacktrace gem addresses that issue - see
http://jamesgolick.com/2007/12/3/noisy-backtraces-got-you-down
for details.
HTH,
Keith