# Living Documentation and Test Automation with Paul Massey

- Show: [The Pragmatic Embedded Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast)
- Published: 2021-07-15
- Length: 52m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2021-07-15-living-documentation-and-test-automation-with-paul-massey
- Listen: https://agileembeddedpodcast.com/episodes/living-documentation-and-test-automation-with-paul-massey-bVDc49eM

## Summary

Paul Massey, founder and CEO of Bluefruit Software, explains how to shorten release cycles for medical devices using living documentation and test automation. He discusses applying Agile principles to comply with standards like IEC 62304 and guidance document TIR 45, emphasizing the shift from efficiency to effectiveness. Massey details the use of Behavioral Driven Development (BDD) with Gherkin feature files to create executable specifications that serve as both tests and documentation, reducing the manual burden of compliance submissions.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2021-07-15-living-documentation-and-test-automation-with-paul-massey#t=0) Introduction and Bluefruit Overview
- [1:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2021-07-15-living-documentation-and-test-automation-with-paul-massey#t=98) Shortening Release Cycles and TIR 45
- [7:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2021-07-15-living-documentation-and-test-automation-with-paul-massey#t=438) Effectiveness vs. Efficiency in Agile
- [12:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2021-07-15-living-documentation-and-test-automation-with-paul-massey#t=746) Test Driven Development and Mutation Testing
- [17:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2021-07-15-living-documentation-and-test-automation-with-paul-massey#t=1064) Living Documentation and BDD Basics
- [22:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2021-07-15-living-documentation-and-test-automation-with-paul-massey#t=1330) Feature Files, Gherkin, and Ubiquitous Language
- [29:30](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2021-07-15-living-documentation-and-test-automation-with-paul-massey#t=1770) Automating Tests and Managing Test Boundaries
- [43:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-pragmatic-embedded-podcast/2021-07-15-living-documentation-and-test-automation-with-paul-massey#t=2611) Starting Small and Building Business Cases

## Topics

- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Quality & yield](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/quality-and-yield)
- [Certification & compliance](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/certification-and-compliance)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Bluefruit Software (company)
- TIR 45 (other)
- IEC 62304 (other)
- Gherkin (other)
- Squish (tool)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [#335: Accelerating SaMD Development in a Compliant Agile way](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2023-09-08-335-accelerating-samd-development-in-a-compliant-agile-way) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [Meet a Guru: Karen Schuyler](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2021-03-08-meet-a-guru-karen-schuyler) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [Leaning into Lean Documentation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2023-06-07-leaning-into-lean-documentation) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [How to Leverage IEC 62304 to Improve SaMD Development Processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2020-03-18-how-to-leverage-iec-62304-to-improve-samd-development-processes) (Global Medical Device Podcast)
- [Digitizing your SaMD Testing](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/global-medical-device-podcast/2022-08-03-digitizing-your-samd-testing) (Global Medical Device Podcast)

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