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Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD)

Part of the QA Testing Roadmap.

Summary

Similar to TDD but focused on acceptance criteria defined collaboratively by QA, developers, and business stakeholders before development begins — ensuring everyone shares the same definition of 'done' upfront.

How to Learn This

  • 1Draft acceptance criteria collaboratively (in your head, simulating multiple stakeholders) for a feature.
  • 2Learn why ATDD's upfront collaboration reduces late-stage requirement disputes.
  • 3Compare ATDD, BDD, and TDD and note how they overlap and differ in focus.

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