BDD is a Behaviour Driven Development approach of software development process where Cucumber works in BDD way of approach. The tests in BDD are written in a human-readable format and understandable which are easier to implement. The BDD tests are non-programming and easier to write.
Behavior Driven Development process is highly efficient and useful in resolving complex solutions and requirements in the project to handle smoothly.
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