Behavior-Driven Pragmatism

PRESENTER(S)

Andy Knight

Presentation

Behavior-Driven Development has become a popular methodology for putting quality first in software development. However, it is a polarizing process: people love it or hate it. Are there beneficial aspects of BDD that can easily be incorporated into existing processes? Absolutely yes!
Users ultimately care about software behaviors, and so should we. In this talk, we will cover three quality-centric, behavior-driven practices that can help any team develop better software:

1. Problems with miscommunication? Three Amigos Collaboration
2. Problems with poor planning? Example Mapping
3. Problems with missed deadlines? Snowball Test Automation
   These practices are meant to be a pragmatic approach to BDD, with an emphasis on philosophy before the process. They can help any team, even those not doing pure BDD

Bio

Andy is the “Automation Panda” - an engineer, consultant, and international speaker who loves all things about the software. His main passion is software testing and automation. He has designed and built robust test automation solutions for operating systems, service APIs, and Web apps with thousands of tests running continuously. He also coaches others in good development, testing, and BDD practices. Andy currently works full-time as the lead software engineer in the test at PrecisionLender, a Q2 company.

Read his tech blog at http://AutomationPanda.com, and follow him on Twitter at @AutomationPanda.