Project planning
Write acceptance criteria before building a feature
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Acceptance criteria translate a feature idea into observable behavior. They help you decide what to test and when the work is actually complete.
Try this exercise
- Describe a successful case using a concrete input and visible result. For example, adding an item to a practice list should display that item exactly once.
- Add failure and boundary cases that matter to the task. Explain what happens for empty input, duplicate input or a request that cannot be saved.
- Review the criteria after implementation and test each one. If a dependency prevents verification, record that gap rather than changing the criteria just to declare completion.
Check your result
A reader should be able to recognize a pass or failure without knowing the internal implementation. Keep criteria focused on behavior and avoid requiring arbitrary code structure as a substitute for a working result.
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