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Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Jonas
Behavior-Driven DevelopmentBeginner8 min read
Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) is a thinking tool. The tests are optional.
Most Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) rollouts fail the same way: someone installs Cucumber before anyone understands why. The core of BDD isn't a framework, it's a sentence. Write the scenario before you write the code. Everything else is optional scaffolding.