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Introduction to behavior driven development (BDD)

Introduction to behavior driven development (BDD) - Microsoft Playwright Tutorial

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Introduction to behavior driven development (BDD)

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- [Instructor] Imagine a world where developers, testers, business stakeholders, are all in sync, working towards the same goal with complete clarity. That's the world of behavior-driven development. BDD isn't just about testing, it's about defining how your system should behave using simple, everyday language so everyone's on the same page. Traditional testing answers the question, does it work? BDD takes it a step further, asking, does it work the way the business needs it to? BDD shifts the focus from functionality alone to business behavior, and it does this by writing scenarios in natural language, so the whole team can easily follow along, not just the technical folks. Collaboration is the secret to BDD's success. It brings developers, testers, stakeholders together to craft a shared understanding of how the system should behave. This means fewer misunderstandings, better communication, and software that actually meets the business requirement. At the heart of BDD are scenarios…

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