Selenium Simplified: A Tutorial Guide to Using the Selenium API in Java with JUnit - Softcover

Alan John Richardson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0956733212 ISBN 13: 9780956733214

Publisher: Compendium Developments, 2010

Synopsis

Selenium is one of the most popular open-source automated testing tools available today. Understanding Selenium-RC and writing automated tests in a programming language are sought after skills on the job market and a great way of maximising the benefit from automated testing. Contrary to the beliefs of many testers, learning to code does not have to be complicated or hard. "Selenium Simplified" takes you through the process of installing and learning to use all the basic tools needed to write automated tests using Java as the programming language. Written in a tutorial style, this book helps you learn to code even if you haven't programmed before. No time is wasted on the theory of automation or padding about the tools. This book focuses on the practical knowledge needed to automate tests for production systems. After reading this book you will be able to: - Write tests in Java - even if you haven't coded before reading this book - Install and maintain all the free development and testing tools covered within: Eclipse, JUnit, Selenium, Hudson, Subversion, Xpather, Selenium-IDE - Write automated tests scripts using Java and Selenium-RC - Create abstraction layers to make your automated tests maintainable and readable - Run your automated tests under continuous integration - Use multiple browsers to execute your tests - Understand the most utilised commands in the Selenium API - Test Ajax based web applications - Use Xpath and CSS Selectors in your tests - Understand how to optimise and refactor your tests - Use JUnit for data driven testing

Edition details

• Publisher: Compendium Developments
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0956733212
• ISBN 13: 9780956733214
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352