Chapter 1. Introduction to specification by example and Gherkin
This chapter covers
- Examining why teams need specifications
- Recognizing common specification pitfalls
- Understanding the basics of specification by example and Gherkin
- Solving common delivery problems with specification by example and Gherkin
How well we communicate is determined not by how well we say things, but how well we are understood.
Andy Grove
The money is all on the right [side of the product life cycle], in the area of certainty [where the product is mature]. I work on the left, with uncertainty. I’ll never be rich.
Chris Matts
Humanizing technology is perhaps the greatest challenge of software engineering. The technology industry must strive to show tremendous empathy ...
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