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Hmm...I normally start with backend and do the UI last, since the backend it's then easier to add features on a whim.

Is it common practise to do the UI first in some parts? Does this not cause problems when certain features get dropped?

Before doing BDD, like you I was working on backend first. Since I experiment BDD, when I work on backend, I have switched my mind from "what could be useful ?" to "what is really needed ?". Writing UI first helps me to find the answer.

I am not sure that writing UI first is a common practice, but it fits good with development of web application which relies a lot on UI.

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