Bug Driven Development Cycle

Description

A photographed hand-drawn diagram on graph paper is titled "BDD" and, highlighted underneath, "BUG-DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT". Three blue-outlined circles form a cycle with arrows: the top circle says "MAKE A BUG", the right circle says "DEPLOY ON FRIDAY", and the left circle says "FIX IT". A long arrow runs from the Friday deployment step back toward fixing it, while another arrow moves from fixing it toward making a new bug. The meme parodies behavior-driven development by replacing disciplined feedback loops with the all-too-real loop of introducing defects, shipping at the worst possible time, and spending the aftermath firefighting.

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FridayDeployments BugsInSoftware BugFixing ProductionBugs DeploymentRisks DeploymentFailures ProductionIncidents ProductionIssues FirefightingMode BehaviorDrivenDevelopment DeveloperHumor RelatablePain SoftwareDelivery ReleaseAnxiety

Comments

Anonymous ★ Top Pick BDD works great when the acceptance criterion is simply "pager goes off before Monday."

Anonymous ★ Top Pick

BDD works great when the acceptance criterion is simply "pager goes off before Monday."
@mpolovnev 4y

In my company, that process evolved: Mon - Thu: meetings Fri: deploy a bug Sat: hotfix
1. @SamsonovAnton 4y
  
  What happens on Sunday then?
  
  @mpolovnev 4y
  
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