What is BDD?

BDD is a way or a process to develop software where the intended behavior of a solution is first defined by the business and then translated into automated test scenarios, before starting the actual development of the solution code.

This development process promotes collaboration among the different departments or teams in a software company. It might sound ridiculous, but in my experience, understanding exactly “what” needs to be built and what is the actual goal of the project is what I always see as the most elusive part when starting a project.

There are times when the business or a client doesn’t even know what it wants, or maybe the business or client does not know how to express or relay those goals effectively. Now, imagine being a software developer for a company—your job is to develop solutions to problems to achieve a goal. What if that goal is not defined clearly? Or, what if the goal was defined by the business but not relayed...