Twin Cities Code Camp

Steve Peterson

Quick and Dirty Functional Testing with Selenium

by Steve Peterson

Sun, Oct 01, 2006
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Unit tests are passing but testers complain that the latest build is "completely broken?" Tried implementing functional tests but you've gotten bitten by complicated, difficult to maintain test sets? Can't convince developers to implement smoke tests? Selenium might be for you. Selenium is a client side testing tool for web applications that is distinguished by its approachability and ease-of-use. It supports major browses on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux. Setting up and running tests is easy, and you can see in the browser where the test is failing.


About the Author

Steve Peterson is a senior software engineer with Acorn Bay Software. He has been developing large scale Java enterprise applications since 1999. Steve works as an architect, team lead, and agile methodology coach. He has worked with GE, Express Scripts, Lifetouch, Adobe/Macromedia, SoftBrands, among others.

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