why bdd is misunderstood

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Why BDD is misunderstood?

Nicholas PufalJuraci Vieira

Oct 2013

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Agenda

Introduction(5 min)

Common complaints(10 min)

Real life example: NY investment bank(10 min)

What BDD is really about?(10 min)

Q&A (10 min)

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"The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and

expecting different results."~ BROWN, RITA MAE

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Let's start demystifying these complaints :)

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Client doesn't care for testing

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Client doesn’t care for testing That sentence is true for most of the

clients

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Client doesn’t care for testing Remember, BDD has nothing to do

with testing

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Client doesn’t want to write the specifications

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Client doesn’t want to write the specifications He shouldn’t be allowed to write the

specifications by himself

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Client doesn’t want to write the specifications

Client doesn't need to interact with the tool itself

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You can achieve the same without a business

readable DSL

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You can achieve the same without a business readable DSL

You can just use Capybara + RSpec

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You can achieve the same without a business readable DSL

Would you compare a car to a duck?

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Real life example: NY investment bank

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Real life example: NY investment bank

•Specifications written using SpecFlow (Cucumber equivalent for .NET)

•Complex business domain

•BAs (client's side) with strong knowledge about the business needs

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We need examples to understand!

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3 amigos session to the rescue...

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Real life example: NY investment bank

•No QAs in the team

•3 amigos = 2 Devs + 1 BA

•2 Devs, but one with a QA mindset

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Feature file: concise way of presenting ideas. The path to fulfill business

needs.

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So, what BDD is really about?

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BDD is a full-stack agile methodology!

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Examples Tests

Requirements

can become

elaborate verify

Examples, requirements and tests are essentially tied together in a loop.

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•Enough is enough

•Deliver stakeholder value

•It’s all behavior

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The principles of BDD

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How BDD enhances TDD?

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"I decided it must be possible to present TDD in a way that

gets straight to the good stuff and avoids all the

pitfalls." ~ NORTH, DAN

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Move away from the word "Test"

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•Explore examples through collaboration

•Create living documentation

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Two things about BDD

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Questions?

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Thanks!

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Nicholas Pufale-mail: npufal@thoughtworks.comblog: http://coffeecupblog.comtwitter: @nicholaspufal

Juraci Vieirae-mail: jneto@thoughtworks.omblog: http://testenext.blogspot.com.br