Behaviour-Driven Development — Technology Wiki

Overview

A development approach where application behaviour is described in a natural language format before implementation.

A development practice where code changes are automatically built and tested when merged to a shared repository.

An extension of continuous integration where code changes are automatically deployed to production after passing tests.

A software practice where code changes can be released to production at any time through automated pipelines.

A system that records changes to files over time so that specific versions can be recalled later.

A distributed version control system for tracking changes in source code during software development.

A systematic examination of source code by developers other than the author to identify bugs and improve quality.

A development practice where failing tests are written before the code that makes them pass.

Restructuring existing code without changing its external behaviour to improve readability and maintainability.

A software development technique allowing features to be enabled or disabled at runtime without deploying new code.

A version control strategy where multiple projects or packages are stored in a single repository.

Evaluating a system's speed, responsiveness, and stability under various load conditions.

A programming construct that waits for and dispatches events or messages in a program.

The process of defining interfaces for software components to communicate with each other effectively.

A design pattern where dependencies are provided to a component rather than created within it.

A tool that automates the process of installing, upgrading, configuring, and removing software packages.

A sequential software development methodology where each phase must be completed before the next begins.

Automatic memory management that reclaims memory occupied by objects no longer referenced by the program.

Written materials describing the architecture, design, APIs, and usage of software systems.