What Is BDD

BDD (behavior-driven development) is a software development approach that focuses on defining the behavior of a system in plain language, facilitating communication between developers, testers, and stakeholders.

Related terms: Agile testing, TDD

BDD: Examples in Context

A product owner writes BDD scenarios in plain language to describe desired software behaviors and acceptance criteria.

Development teams use BDD frameworks like Cucumber to automate tests based on behavior-driven specifications.

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How to Successfully Adopt BDD Software Development & Why It Matters

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What Is BDD

BDD: Examples in Context

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How are test-driven development (TDD) and behavior-driven development (BDD) different?

What are the advantages of a BDD framework?

What are the 3 practices of BDD?

What are the principles of BDD (behavior-driven development)?

How to implement BDD?

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