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This article provides an introduction to specification methods through testing, including BDD,<\/strong> TDD<\/strong>, and ATDD.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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TESTING AS A SPECIFICATION TOOL, WHY? <\/h2>\n

In a traditional approach, the analysis of a need is handled by different actors (project owner<\/strong>, developer, tester, ergonomist, etc.) who work separately.<\/p>\n

The Agile Testing<\/u><\/a><\/strong> approach and its tools propose to process analysis in a cooperative and progressive way and in a natural language that can be used by all.<\/p>\n

Multidisciplinary, non-siloed, and involved teams will be able to improve the quality of tests thanks to tools and methods such as ATDD<\/strong>, BDD, TDD<\/strong>,<\/strong> etc.<\/p>\n

The degree of divergence varies across a team, but probably exists on any large and complex project.<\/p>\n

This divergence is exacerbated by modes of operation that promote an exchange of documents rather than actual communication and can lead to a loss of sight of end-user satisfaction.<\/p>\n

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BDD: <\/b>Behavioral-Driven Development <\/span><\/p>\n

TDD: <\/b>Test-Driven Development<\/p>\n

ATDD: <\/b>Acceptance Test-Driven Development<\/p>\n

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We propose to increase exchanges and promote communication between the key players of the product (we sometimes talk about the “
\n 3 amigos :)”<\/strong>
\n<\/span>):<\/p>\n