Chapter 3: Writing Fantastic Features with the Gherkin Language
In the previous chapter, we discussed capabilities and features and we learned how to define and model them using Impact Maps. We also introduced Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and discussed how it's centered around features. In this chapter, we'll build on this knowledge by talking exclusively about Features. We'll discover how to write them correctly, how to accurately specify system behavior with Scenarios, and what makes our Features executable specifications that can be used to automate our system's verification. Features being written incompletely or inaccurately will mean that our system's behavior will not be properly conveyed to our stakeholders, which is the pre-cursor to ambiguity, misinterpretations, and – ultimately – project failure. In this chapter, we will make sure that this doesn't happen.
In particular, we will cover the following:
- What's...
