51: Matt Wynne - Building the Right Thing with BDD

Topics include:What exactly is BDD?Is BDD a technical or non-technical practice?How do you get started with BDD?How do you keep the number of system tests low to keep your test suite fast?What's your strategy for dealing with external services in acceptance tests?What are the advantages of using Cucumber even as a solo developer working on a side project?Sponsors:Rollbar, sign up at https://rollbar.com/fullstackradio to try their Bootstrap Plan free for 90 daysHired, sign up at https://www.hired.com/fullstackradio to double your signing bonus to $2000 if you get a job through HiredLinks:Test Driven Laravel, Adam's upcoming video courseMatt's BlogMatt's notes from Dan North's Awesome Acceptance Testing talkCucumber SchoolUser Story MappingImpact MappingIntroducing Example MappingThe Rails Testing PyramidThe Testing IcebergThe Deep Synergy Between Testability and Good Design talk by Michael FeathersThe Training Wheels Came Off, Aslak Hellesøy on removing the built-in step definitions in Cucumber-RailsCucumber BlogCucumber on GitHubThe Cucumber Book