Up to now I’ve only written here about using Selenium with the handy Firefox add-on, which provides the ability to just record-and-play. There are limitations to just using the Selenium IDE, and only a few of these are addressed by using plugins. There’s likely to become a time where you just need to graduate from [...]
An introduction to extending the features of Selenium IDE via plugins Selenium IDE is great for basic record-and-playback within Firefox, however it certainly has some limitations. Back in December 2009, Adam Goucher started to write a plugin API for Selenium IDE. I believe Adam’s main reason for doing this was to allow the features of [...]
Identifying all of the requirements for any system is almost impossible, however there are certain requirements that almost every system needs. All too often, even given their importance, these requirements are overlooked. As with any requirement, implementing too late increases development costs. To help with this, here is a list of 7 Requirements you should [...]
Unlike other tools used for testing web applications, Selenium controls a real browser. This allows Selenium to interact with web applications in much the same way that a user does — particularly useful when dealing with dynamic sites using techniques to load content without causing a new page to load. Despite this, I often see [...]
How to investigate and resolve test failures. In this post I’m going to demonstrate using the debugging features in Selenium IDE to investigate and fix failures in your automated tests. As you’ve probably already seen, Selenium IDE reports failures in the log console, and failed test cases within the suite are shown in red. This [...]
As a tester, do you ever have that fear when something you have tested is going live, that some horrible bug will be unearthed and the finger will be pointed at you. I have worked for a few companies in the past that seemed to thrive on a witch-hunt if a significant bug was found after a [...]
Some people wonder why I present at several conferences each year, since I’m not a consultant. The answer is that I learn a lot at conferences, and meet helpful people, and the only way I get to go is if I’m invited to do a tutorial so that I get a free conference registration and [...]
Often times we are asked to ascribe an “impact” or “severity” rating to a defect. This rating can be determined by anything from a 24 point analysis of the defect to the gut feelings of whomever reported the defect. Sometimes the severity of a defect is completely ignored. In tragic cases it is used as [...]
In 2010 I published the ideas of Testing Dojos. At the same time I also started a European chapter on Weekend Testing together with Anna Baik. With both setups I made great experiences to educate myself as a tester as well as a test manager and consultant. Ever since I was considering putting the two [...]
Unlike many forms of testing whereby there is a specification, each function is tested, and it either works or it doesn’t, web testing is not as clear cut and there are a number of undocumented factors to consider before passing a test. In addition to the specified changes and new functionality, the web tester has to [...]
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