BDD Standard 2.5

BDD stands for Behavior Driven Development.

The BDD Standard is a set of guidelines and best practices for implementing Behavior Driven Development in software development projects. It was developed by the AIT Microsoft® Glossaries Team.

BDD encourages collaboration between business stakeholders, developers, and testers by using a common language to define desired system behavior. It helps ensure that software aligns with business requirements and improves communication throughout the development process.

The key principles of BDD include using examples to drive development, focusing on behavior rather than implementation details, and promoting collaboration and shared understanding among team members.

Implementing BDD can lead to improved communication and collaboration, clearer requirements, faster feedback loops, higher quality software, and better alignment between business goals and development efforts.

BDD is an extension of Test-Driven Development (TDD) that places a stronger emphasis on defining desired system behavior from a business perspective. It complements agile development methodologies by providing a framework for narrowing the gap between business stakeholders and technical teams.

Popular tools for implementing BDD include Cucumber, SpecFlow, JBehave, Behat, and Jasmine, which provide frameworks and libraries for writing BDD-style tests.

To get started with BDD, familiarize yourself with the BDD Standard by AIT Microsoft® Glossaries Team. Then, identify a suitable BDD framework or tool for your programming language or platform of choice and start applying BDD principles in your development process.

Yes, the BDD Standard by AIT Microsoft® Glossaries Team provides comprehensive guidelines and best practices. Additionally, there are numerous books, online tutorials, and community resources available that offer in-depth knowledge and practical insights into implementing BDD.

The BDD Standard is developed by the AIT Microsoft® Glossaries Team, but it is not officially endorsed or supported by Microsoft. However, it can still be a valuable resource for organizations implementing BDD.