Squashing Bugs
Our legacy application is big and mysterious, and we could spend an awfully long time writing characterization tests if we just started adding them aimlessly. So, assuming that we do want to grow our suite of automated tests, where should we start?
One of the best ways to start practicing with Cucumber is when you have a bug to fix. Bug reports generally come to you in the form of an example, so they’re nice and easy to translate into Cucumber scenarios.
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Translate the bug report into a Cucumber scenario. Show the scenario to the person who reported the bug, and ask them whether it accurately describes what they were doing.
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Wire up the step definitions and run the scenario. It should fail in the same way as the real system did ...
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