Spec by Example mentoring programme
Specification by example mentoring is aimed at individuals who know the basics, want to improve and need support, knowledge and ideas not available online or through training courses. First group starts 1 June.
specification by example Archive
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Designing good Cucumber feature files
Posted on May 18, 2011 | No CommentsAlister Scott wrote a really nice paper on designing good specifications with examples/bdd scenarios/acceptance tests – focused on Cucumber, but applicable to other tools as well. He captured how to evolve horrible scripts into something quite useful. I strongly recommend reading it, especially if you’re working with UI tests. Now... -
A fresh perspective on the specification/script problem
Posted on May 10, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve been ranting, writing and teaching about the danger of using scripts as specifications for a while. This is one of the top reasons why teams fail with specification by example. I’m by no means the first or the only one to warn about this. Ward Cunningham and Rick Mugridge... -
Specification by example: Executive Summary
Posted on January 5, 2011 | No CommentsI’m running a half-day seminar on Specification by Example in London on 2nd of February. The seminar covers an introduction to Specification by Example and the most important results of the research I’ve conducted for my new book on how 50+ teams, from small web startups to teams working for... -
The principle of symmetric change
Posted on December 2, 2010 | 2 CommentsOne of the most important lessons that I’ve learned as the result of the research conducted for my upcoming book Specification by Example is that many of the most common problems people have with implementing BDD or agile acceptance testing come from a misalignment of conceptual models. By changing our... -
Specification by Example – First few chapters available
Posted on November 3, 2010 | No CommentsThe first few chapters of my upcoming book Specification by Example are now available through the Manning Early Access Program. Use the promotional code specbyex50 to get a 50% discount on the list price until December 1st. The book is a collection of 50+ case studies of teams that got...
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