Selenium

This is mostly a place holder while we develop more content. Here are some useful links...

The Basics

• Selenium Website

• Selenium downloads

• Selenium commands reference

• Selenium documentation
  • Test Design Considerations

• Testing Ajax apps with Selenium using waitForCondition - note that waitForCondition is now part of Selenium core (not a plugin as this article mentions).

Element Locators

A common way to find elements on a page using Selenium is xPath, however, we should use CSS selectors when possible, as the tests run faster - especially in IE. Here's some info:

• Why CSS Locators are the way to go vs XPath

• Selenium Tips: CSS Selectors in Selenium Demystified

Selenium Resources

• The Official Selenium Blog
• Selenium Users Group (Google) - highly recommended, very active
• Selenium Wiki
• OpenQA Selenium Wiki
• SauceLabs Selenium Blogs Posts
• Selenium Examples blog - examples and tips for Selenium
• Selenium Conference

General Automated Testing Resources

• The Testing Blog
• Software Testing Best Practices blog
• Web application testing checklists:
  • on wiki.answers.com
  • Testing Your Web Apps