Cucumber
This session was quite interesting, especially given my enthusiasm for Cucumber. The presenter, Aslak Hellesøy, had an unusual prop—a blender on his desk—which added a quirky touch to the talk.
Aslak began with an introduction to Behavior-Driven Development (BDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD). He emphasized Dan North’s ideas on BDD, highlighting its outside-in approach, which focuses on business value.
Aslak, the creator of Cucumber, showcased its basics. Although he didn’t delve into .NET or C#, there is support for these technologies, and hopefully, it integrates well with Visual Studio. Despite the blender’s lack of success, the presentation was engaging, and I plan to explore Cucumber further.
ASP.NET MVC Advanced Ninja
The next session, titled “ASP.NET MVC Advanced Ninja,” covered new features in Visual Studio 2010 and ASP.NET MVC 2.0. Here are some highlights:
- ASP.NET 4 introduces a shorthand for HTML encoding output with...