Seb Rose - The Cucumber for Java Book: Behaviour-Driven Development for Testers and Developers

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OK, before we do anything else, lets be sure were talking about the testing tool. Right? Cucumber. The acceptance testing tool. I mean, you wouldnt have picked this book up if you didnt know something about it already. Right? I mean, youre a software person, right?

So, youre probably wondering, since Cucumber is so simple to use and all, just how much this book could possibly teach you. I mean, youve probably seen, or even written, some Gherkin scenarios, and youve probably seen some Cucumber tests run. Youve probably watched a video or two, so you know what Cucumber is like. So perhaps youre looking at the page count, or just looking at how thick the book is, and youre wondering: Is there really that much to talk about? You might be suspicious that this book is like all those early SOA books: full of fluffy descriptions, vacuous advice, and tedious repetition just to fill up space and make it look thick and important.

Well, put those thoughts out of your mindbecause, trust me, this book may be thick, but its also dense. (UhThis just isnt coming out rightBut you know what I mean.)

What youre looking at here is a book about acceptance testinga deep book about acceptance testing. It happens to use Cucumber as the tool, and Gherkin as the language for writing those acceptance testsand make no mistake youll learn every nook and cranny of that tool and that language. However, Cucumber and Gherkin is the least that youll learn. Even if you never intend to use Cucumber and Gherkin, this book has a lot to teach you.