Introducing BDD in Japanese
August 24, 2009
I am delighted to announce the official Japanese translation of Introducing BDD.
It’s easy to forget how big the Internet is and how small the world can be. Last year I gave a BDD talk at QCon in San Francisco that made its way onto InfoQ.
A Japanese programmer called Yukei Wachi watched it and decided he wanted to know more about BDD. He read my Introducing BDD article and felt it was worth translating into Japanese. He then translated several thousand words in what seemed like no time at all.
Yukei asked me for a couple of sentences to introduce the Japanese translation, and then with typical Japanese modesty decided to drop the part where I thank him. So here is the introduction again with the first sentence intact.
I am thankful to Yukei Wachi for translating this article from English for you, and I am grateful to you for your interest in Behaviour-Driven Development. I hope you find this article useful, and that you enjoy your journey into BDD as much as I have.
Thanks Yukei.
Welcome to my brain
August 13, 2009
I’m delighted to be taking part in a In the brain of… session organised by the folks at SkillsMatter.
When the SkillsMatter folks actually checked inside my brain and heard the rattling noise, they realised I would need some help, so Liz Keogh – BDD pioneer and project lead for JBehave – will be co-presenting with me. (If you hold Liz up to your ear you can hear The Cure.)
SkillsMatter is a fantastic training organisation that believes in creating and nurturing communities. This event kicks off a London BDD community, which is very exciting for me because it means there is a genuine momentum behind BDD as a movement. This is the first of a series of (mostly free) talks around BDD and automated testing taking place throughout the rest of the year.
The event is free to attend and it takes place at SkillsMatter’s London office on Monday 17 August from 6:30 pm. I expect we’ll go for beer afterwards.
Please register online so we know how many chairs to put out, and I look forward to seeing you there.
