I will run a three day hands-on workshop on agile acceptance testing and specification by example in Berlin, Germany on April 19-21.

This three day workshop immerses the participants into a project driven by Specification by Example and Agile Acceptance Testing. Through facilitated exercises and discussion, you will learn how to bridge the communication gap between stakeholders and implementation teams, build quality into software from the start, design, develop and deliver systems fit for purpose.

This workshop is aimed at testers, business analysts and developers. It combines an introduction to Specification by Example and Agile Acceptance Testing, a set of exercises to help you get started with FitNesse – the most popular tool for agile acceptance testing – and a full day of working on realistic domain examples taken from your recent projects or a future phases of projects. This ensures that you gain real-world experience, enabling you to kick-start internal adoption of these practices in your team.

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We’re launching two new BDD workshops in late January.

Introduction to BDD is an intensive one day workshop which introduces behaviour-driven development to developers, business analysts and testers. The optional programming module is offered in Java or .NET, with Cucumber to automate BDD scenarios.

Hands-on BDD with Cucumber is a three day workshop which immerses the participants into a project driven by Specification by Example and Behaviour-Driven Development. The workshop is adjusted to fit your business domain and particular needs, so that the participants get real-world experience and instant benefits. It is combines the Introduction to BDD, a day of working on a realistic domain example taken from your recent project or a future phase of a project, and a day of programming workshops for test automation developers. During the workshop, we use Cucumber to manage BDD Scenarios. The programming modules can be either in Java or .NET.

We’re taking bookings now. Book before 31st January 2010 to get a 20% discount. Contact us for more information and to book

Neuri is now offering its TDD and Agile Acceptance Testing training courses to the public through Skills Matter, a leading european IT training company. Skills Matter will organise these public courses in major European cities, starting with London. For more information, see

• TDD in practice/Java schedules.
• TDD in practice/.NET schedules.
• Specification by example and agile acceptance testing schedules.

Bridging the Communication Gap: Specification by Example and Agile Acceptance Testing is now in available on Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble. Both stores have it in stock and typically ship it in 24 hours.

Our latest title, Bridging the Communication Gap: Specification by Example and Agile Acceptance Testing is now published. For more information, see the agile acceptance testing info portal.

OpenSource .NET Exchange is coming back in January. After a very successful event in July, we now have a larger venue, more time and a different agenda. The theme of the first part of the exchange will be upcoming .NET tools, and we’ll have a number of lightning talks on JQuery, PostSharp and other ALT.NET tools which are not yet mainstream but can help us work more productively. The second half of the event will be organised as an open conference.

Where: The Crypt on the Green, (Skills Matter) Clarkenwell, , London, UK
When: 22nd January 2009

Like the July event, this exchange will be open to public and free to attend, but upfront registration is required. The number of places is limited, so pencil the date in your diary and register immediately.