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Cucumber (software)

Cucumber is a software tool that supports behavior-driven development (BDD). Central to the Cucumber BDD approach is its ordinary language parser called Gherkin. It allows expected software behaviors to be specified in a logical language that customers can understand. As such, Cucumber allows the execution of feature documentation written in…

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Developers
Aslak Hellesøy, Joseph Wilk, Matt Wynne, Gregory Hnatiuk, Mike Sassak
License
MIT License
Operating system
Cross-platform
Repository
github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby
Stable release
13.2.1 / 4 August 2026
Type
Behavior driven development framework / Test tool

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Cucumber (software)

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Edges17
Triples8
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
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Cucumber (software)

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Developers · 1
Cucumber (software) → Aslak Hellesøy, Joseph Wilk, Matt Wynne, Gregory Hnatiuk, Mike Sassak
License · 1
Cucumber (software) → MIT License
Operating system · 1
Cucumber (software) → Cross-platform
Repository · 1
Cucumber (software) → github.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby
Stable release · 1
Cucumber (software) → 13.2.1 / 4 August 2026
Type · 1
Cucumber (software) → Behavior driven development framework / Test tool
Website · 1
Cucumber (software) → cucumber.io
Written in · 1
Cucumber (software) → Ruby

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cucumber language software bdd gherkin development written command supports syntax line test behavior-driven used testing scenarios documentation called allows programming

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Cucumber (software)DevelopersAslak Hellesøy, Joseph Wilk, Matt Wynne, Gregory Hnatiuk, Mike Sassak1.00infobox
Cucumber (software)LicenseMIT License1.00infobox
Cucumber (software)Operating systemCross-platform1.00infobox
Cucumber (software)Repositorygithub.com/cucumber/cucumber-ruby1.00infobox
Cucumber (software)Stable release13.2.1 / 4 August 20261.00infobox
Cucumber (software)TypeBehavior driven development framework / Test tool1.00infobox
Cucumber (software)Websitecucumber.io1.00infobox
Cucumber (software)Written inRuby1.00infobox

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