Cucumber is a behavior-driven development (BDD) tool that enables the creation of tests understandable by non-technical stakeholders. It uses the Gherkin language for specifying test cases and is available on multiple platforms, primarily leveraging Ruby. The tool engages business stakeholders, simplifies code reuse, and facilitates both manual and automated software testing.

1. What Is Cucumber?

2. Cucumber is a tool which supports development
via behavior realization (BDD - Behavior-Driven
Development). It is considered to be utilized for
creating the tests which can be understood by
each and all, even without special technical
knowledge.

3. In the case of behavior-driven development, the
users (exactly business analysts, product
owners), firstly, create scenarios or acceptance
tests which describe the system behavior from
the end users’ point of view. Thus, the product
owner reviews and finally hands over all
scenarios to the developers for code writing.

4. The Cucumber tool uses the Ruby programming
language. The Cucumber projects are also
available on the other platforms, except Ruby.
Gherkin is a language which utilizes Cucumber
for the test-cases specification.

5. Syntax - line oriented as well as in Python. All
Gherkin files have a .feature extension. The
Cucumber tests are divided into the separated
features which are, in their turn, divided into the
scenarios - the steps consequences. Feature is a
user case which describes the specific system
function under test.

6. What Are Cucumber Advantages?
• It helps to engage in the process the business
stakeholders who are not able to easily perceive the code.
• The Cucumber tool is oriented to the end users.
• The way of the test writing ensures a rather easy code
reusing in the tests.
• Installation and performance process is simple and
quick.
• Cucumber is an effective tool for testing.

7. The specialists who execute software product
testing, web application checking, mobile
system testing are familiar with the Cucumber
tool. Besides this, automated testing is also
fulfilled with this tool usage. Software testing
company always has in its arsenal a range of
specific tools which promotes the checking
effectiveness.

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