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have you ever tried BDD (behavior driven development)? one of the interesting aspects of this is being able to develop the test implementation in a different

• ece 9y ago
  For web development, yes. Once you know pretty much what you want, and have a good idea of how you're going to go about implementing it, it can be fast. If you're new, don't know what you want, and are starting out on a framework, it can be an impassable chasm. If you're just experimenting, it's also a bit too much. Starting with a simple unit test or spec (what I meant by functional testing, though this can be BDD too) can be easier to start with and change as you figure out what you want. Even with specs, or a BDD framework like you said, no need to bring in a whole new DSL unless you need it IMHO, others may disagree.
  • tcbawo 9y ago
    I've never done professional Web Development. But, I found BDD useful for describing correct behavior to the end user in a readable, yet functional and extensible way. When it works well, it eliminates the telephone game of capturing requirements and translating into brittle test cases which are readable only by the developers.