TDD is a powerful practice, but many developers struggle to make tests truly guide their design. Without the right approach, it can feel like extra work rather than an asset. What if there was a way to make TDD more intuitive and valuable from day one?

Acceptance Test-Driven Development (ATDD) connects developers and business stakeholders by turning requirements into testable specifications. ATDD, combined with dependency simulation, creates a controlled test environment where you can confidently verify business behavior without the unpredictability of live services.

In this talk, you’ll learn about ATDD and how to translate Gherkin user stories into readable acceptance tests that reflect your domain.

By the end of this session, you’ll learn to:

- use ATDD to guide your design
- translate business requirements into readable, automated acceptance tests
- Isolate your tests from slow I/O operations using API mocking and test containers