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When we are working with BDD test automation tools such as Cucumber and JBehave, it often comes in handy to run an individual scenario in isolation. In this article, we look at how to do this using Serenity BDD. JBehave In JBehave, you need to use tags to identify the scenario you want to run….
The legacy of the linear requirements process When I started out in software development, we had a thing called a Requirements Specifications Document. Business Analysts would spend a very long time gathering the requirements, organising them, and writing them down in a large Word document. Over time, folk found this approach to be inefficient and…
“Cucumber and Serenity are the Dynamic Duo of BDD test automation” Learn real-world BDD test automation practices with Cucumber and Serenity BDD, online and at your own pace. Behaviour Driven Development, or BDD, is an extremely effective software delivery practice that helps teams collaborate better and focus on delivering features that really matter. Cucumber is…
John delivers a Keynote at the IMWorld 2017 conference in Romania on the topic of bringing teams together to deliver software that makes a difference:
Intent-Driven Development. It’s not a new agile fad – it’s just articulating an approach that works well for a lot of experienced practitioners. Whether they know it or not. When I train and coach development teams, I like to talk about Intent-Driven Development. Don’t worry – Intent-Driven Development is not the latest agile trend. Rather,…
Serenity 1.6.3 comes with a new step library feature called Persona Step Libraries. Persona Step Libraries help you make your test code more intuitive and more readable. You can check out the full release announcement on our new Rocket Chat forum. Serenity has always tried to make it easy to organise your test code into appropriate…
In Serenity 1.6.0, we have refactored how step libraries are managed, to make them more intuitive and easier to understand. Basic step libraries In Serenity, we use step libraries to better organise our test logic into reusable components. Step libraries are often used to represent actors or persona who interact with the application. For example,…
In lean/agile software development, learning is not a byproduct; learning is the most valuable output. To up our game, we don’t just need to learn how to build and deliver better software. We need to learn how to learn better. And one of the keys to learning better and faster is measuring how well we…
Preparing test data is hard, avoiding duplication and unnecessary setup time are common issues in all test automation. But it is especially important when we automate acceptance criteria using BDD tools such as JBehave and Cucumber. Duplicating setup logic in each scenario can lead to cluttered and hard-to-read scenarios. And having to inject the same…
Great news! We have launched our brand new BDD with Cucumber and Serenity course! Two modules (about 45 minutes of video) are currently online, with 9 more modules planned for the coming months, with the first one free to try out. Those of you who have enrolled in the The Serenity BDD Combo Package will…
