You Might Be A Behaviorist...

Are you doing BDD? This is a question I've often heard at recent conferences. As far as I can tell, most people that have looked at BDD concepts are quite sure if they're doing BDD or not. Here are some sign that you might be a Behaviorist:

1. You talk more about executable specifications and less about "tests."
   
2. You write your specifications before you write the production code.
3. You place high value on natural language in your tests.
4. You can generate a system-wide report that shows system behaviors in natural language. Bonus points if you do this with every build.
5. You write your specifications or tests with exactly one context per test class.
   

Not everyone that is doing these things would classify their projects as using BDD. And, not everyone that says they're using BDD is applying these concepts. But, I think that in the majority of cases you will find a majority of these practices in some form or another.

If I have missed anything, Dear Reader, please let me know.