Practical Web Test Automation: Automated test web applications wisely with Selenium WebDriver - Softcover

Zhan, Zhimin

 
9781505882896: Practical Web Test Automation: Automated test web applications wisely with Selenium WebDriver
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1505882893 ISBN 13: 9781505882896
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

While few people deny the benefits of test automation, comprehensive automated testing via UI (browser for web applications) is rarely implemented in software projects. Common reasons for projects' failed attempts on test automation are:

  • Difficult to learn - test scripts are complex and testing tools are not easy to use
  • Hard to maintain - UI tests are vulnerable to application changes
  • Long feedback loop - automated tests take too long to run

To succeed in automated testing via UI, software projects need to overcome all these 3 challenges.

This book presents a practical approach to implementing test automation for web applications. Topics include:

  • Developing easy to read and maintain Watir/Selenium tests using next-generation functional testing tool
  • Page object model
  • Functional Testing Refactorings
  • Cross-browser testing against IE, Firefox and Chrome
  • Setting up continuous testing server to manage execution of a large number of automated UI tests
  • Requirement traceability matrix
  • Strategies on team collaboration and test automation adoption in projects and organizations

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About the Author

Zhimin Zhan is the founder and Continuous Integration Officer of AgileWay Pty Ltd, Australia. As an advisor and coach, he helps organzations by implementing test automation with Continuous Integration using open technologies such as Selenium WebDriver. Zhimin is the creator of TestWise, the next-generation functional testing tool that supports functional test refactorings, a frequent speaker and writer. He shares his test automation and CI experience at testwisely.com.

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Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date
2014
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1505882893
ISBN 13 
9781505882896
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
244