Test automation of GWT applications using Selenium WebDriver
Apr 28, 2014
With the advent of Software as a service (SaaS), responsive web applications running on Web 2.0 became more and more common. GWT by Google is a collection of tools that helps making applications running on web, more intuitive and responsive. The unique capability of GWT is that it compiles java code to highly optimized JavaScrip...
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What is Mobile Application Testing?
Nov 21, 2013
Your app is meant for end users, to be run on physical mobile devices, and hence it is important that the testing is also done on them.Speaking of mobile applications, there are two different natures of applications which run on mobile devices, native mobile applications and mobile web applications. The testing practices of each...
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Do Not Re-Invent the Wheel – Test Automation SIP Series
Apr 26, 2013
Continuing our conversation about tips for better software test automation, this time we would talk about reuse.Given the fact that many test automation initiatives suffer from time crunch, this aspect becomes even more important to understand. While it is very tempting to want to write your own framework for everything you need...
read moreTest Script Execution - Continuous Integration – Test Automation SIP Series
May 26, 2012
Continuous IntegrationPractice makes man perfect – so goes the old adage. This is even more true for tests. While there could be few scripts to be executed on-demand for certain situations, as a rule of thumb attempt should be made to include automation test scripts with a continuous integration system. If there is no continuous...
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6 Best Practices for Tracing and Logging in Test Automation – SIP Series
May 02, 2012
Since test automation scripts would run in most of the cases in scheduled mode unsupervised without any manual intervention, it becomes imperative to have solid tracing and logging mechanisms built into the automation framework so that if anything goes wrong, it is still possible to recreate the error and make meaningful logical...
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The Saga of Test Data – How does test data impact quality of test automation – Test Automation SIP Series
Mar 04, 2012
Impact of Test Data on Test AutomationWhat can make a good test a weak one? What can make a simple test an effective one?Data.Or Test Data to be precise.A test and its test-data are like body and soul. But like in real life, soul often gets neglected. While test developers focus a lot of their energies in automating most complex...
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Power of Abstractions
Feb 26, 2012
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7 Key Best Practices of Software Test Automation
Feb 23, 2012
Test Automation is an integral part of any software development and sustenance project. However, research shows that 80% of test automation projects fail while the other 20% do not yield enough ROI. In this article, we share our experience of automating testing in several projects and how some of these best practices will make y...
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Test Code Deserves First Class Citizen Treatment – Test Automation SIP Series
Feb 19, 2012
First Things FirstContinuing the discussion about our distilled experience in test automation, we will continue our discussion, starting with the basics. Anyone who can type a semi-colon, can write code. Writing code is easy. Writing good code is not. And writing good code which can test other code is even more difficult. Common...
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