In few of my previous posts I mentioned ATDD (and a related tool called FitNesse), but I never really explained what it is, and how it works. So here I go: ATDD stands for A cceptance T est D riven D evelopment. ATDD is somewhat related to TDD (Test Driven Development), but there are also some key differences (see this comparison ). In my opinion, it is best to use both techniques together, as each has its own benefits. ATDD is an agile development methodology (complementary to SCRUM or any other...
In the project I’m working on right now we’re using FitNesse as a core part of our development process and I found it very useful. FitNesse is a wiki-like tool that provides the ability to define tests (and run them) by writing them in a special mark-up language, rather than in a programming language. This is usually best for describing user-stories (rather than low-level unit-tests), and therefore this approach is often referred to as “Acceptance Test Driven Development” or shortly ATDD. Note: other...