BDD - It’s More Than Acceptance Tests
summary
Argues that BDD is practice not just tests: uses SpecFlow and an eShop shopping-cart example to show examples before tests catch requirements bugs and keep documentation in sync with code, outlines three pillars Discovery Formulation Automation where only the third is automated glue code, reports personal adoption over three years and a 7,000+ member community, warns of up-front sprint cost but shows faster steady speed later and gives concrete tips on readable Gherkin and good example selection.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00BDD introduction
- 4:58What BDD is
- 10:22Three pillars of BDD
- 14:16Discovery and user stories
- 24:51Formulation and readable tests
- 39:15BDD adoption tips
- 43:32Further learning
- 45:46Q&A on BDD
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