**Topic: BDD and why you need to be doing it**
How, and why you should seriously using Behavior Driven Development (BDD) to bridge the gap between people who want and need a solution (Biz people, or their proxy) and the people who can actually deliver a functioning and tested solution (devs and testers by any name you choose).

**Speaker: Bob Allen**
Our speaker has been running CodeRetreats in person *monthly* since 2013, *twice monthly* since the pandemic, and facilitating Global Day of CodeRetreat events annually in the last quarter of each year. Around the time the pandemic was getting serious, he worked with people all over the US and Europe thanks to Woody Zuill to figure out how to do Mob Programming *entirely remote*, and never looked back.

**Meeting Agenda**

* 6:00pm–7:00pm Presentation

**Meeting Sponsor Robert Half**
With unemployment rates lower than the national average, finding specialized talent in Des Moines can be a challenge. That’s where Robert Half Technology can help. As a leader among IT staffing agencies in Des Moines, Robert Half Technology has the staffing expertise and IT recruiting resources to help you hire highly skilled technical, developer, systems, engineering and IT professionals, even in the competitive Des Moines market.

Visit [https://www.roberthalf.com/des-moines/technology-it](https://www.roberthalf.com/des-moines/technology-it).

**Platinum Sponsor – QCI**
Since 1995, QCI has grown to be one of the largest, Iowa-based, technology consulting firms, one client at a time. There is no secret to our success. We simply hire the best people and support a culture that is obsessed with delivering excellent service to our clients. In QCI, our clients have a partner that is large enough to provide highly skilled consultants across a wide area of expertise. Our dedication to client service has resulted in a long-term relationships through which we understand that placing the interests of our clients first is the key to being a trusted partner.
For more information, visit [https://www.qci.com](https://www.qci.com/)

**Platinum Sponsor – Source Allies**
Source Allies is a local technical consultancy who values collaboration, craftsmanship, and an ownership mentality. We provide a home to our teammates where we encourage each other to grow not only technically, but as peers & consultants. This is evident in the quality software we deliver to clients.
Learn about our “ownership mentality” at: [https://www.sourceallies.com](https://www.sourceallies.com/)