Writing better user stories with Gherkin and Cucumber
7 min readNov 21, 2017
Writing automated unit tests for the software we build can seem like a large amount of groundwork without a clear payoff. However, the long-term benefit to your team’s health, happiness, and velocity dwarfs the upfront investment. Among many other benefits, automated testing catches bugs, enables continuous deployment, and makes it easier for developers to chip in on unfamiliar code.