2.1.3 Testing as a Driver for Software Development

Question 1

TDD, ATDD, and BDD are similar development approaches where tests … as a means …

Answer 1

are defined

of directing development.

Question 2

Each of these approaches implement the p… and follows … since the tests are defined …

Answer 2

principle of early testing

shift left,

before the code is written.

Question 3

They support an it…

Answer 3

iterative development model.

Question 4

Test-Driven Development (TDD):
- Directs the coding through … (instead of …
- Tests are written first, then … and then the …

Answer 4

• test cases
  extensive software design).
• the code is written to satisfy the tests,
  tests and code are refactored.

Question 5

Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD):
- Derives tests from … as part of the …
- Tests are written before the … to satisfy …

Answer 5

• acceptance criteria
  system design process.
• part of the application is developed
  the tests.

Question 6

Behavior-Driven Development (BDD):

• Expresses the desired behavior of an application with test cases written in a … which is easy to … usually with the …
• Test cases should then automatically …

Answer 6

• simple form of natural language,
  understand by stakeholders
  Given/When/Then format.
• be translated into executable tests.

Question 7

For TDD, ATDD, and BDD, tests may persist as … to ensure the code quality …

Answer 7

automated tests

in future adaptions / refactoring.