Name: Specification by Example
ISBN: 9781617290084

Gojko Adzic

Describes a method of effectively specifying, testing, and delivering software, covering such topics as documentation, process patterns, and automation, along with case studies from a variety of firms.

How Successful Teams Deliver the Right Software

Specification by Example

Lance Willett

Enjoyed this overview of a testing methodology that brings in BDD principles to automated software testing environments. It's a bit too complex for my needs, yet I love the idea of capturing everyone's opinion in specification (business owners, testers, developers, analysts) — as well as the philosophy of living documentation.

Two favorite bits:

1. Functional requirements, specs, and acceptance tests are the same thing.
2. Don't just disable failing tests — either fix the problem or move to a set of low-priority regression tests that don't run as often or alert in the same way.

Hat tip: Alister Scott.

Specification by Example How Successful Teams Deliver the Right Software