Selenium

There's some irony in the fact that the most effective coders manage to do their job so well because they minimize the amount of time they have to spend coding. While elegant coding can minimize the amount of type you have to spend typing and testing, quality coders also know how to most efficiently take advantage of the tools already available to them. This is exceedingly important when trying to test out the compatibility of your website. What works on Safari might turn out to be an unorganized mess on Opera and Firefox, necessitating extensive labor just to make it work right across all platforms. And then there's the question of compatibility on the wide range of devices that modern visitors use to browse the web. Selenium has become one of the most trusted tools for automating browsers in the business, allowing developers to figure out any issues in their code before they become insurmountable problems. At its most basic layer of functionality, Selenium allows you to assign test steps, then play them back in the browser to see how those steps function in real time. But Selenium is more than just a browser emulator. It's a fully functioning integrated development environment. By using the proprietary Selenese language, you can create and edit your scripts to allow you more versatility with your testing experience. These tests can then be saved in a number of popular formats that include HTML and Ruby. If you're looking to quickly test your code without having to worry about writing test cases yourself, you can make use of the automated tool called TestingWhiz which allows you to run more test cases in a smaller amount of time with less hands on labor involved. The core Selenium IDE is pretty easy to use even for those with little technical experience, but the addition of Selenium Remote Control offers more advanced functionality for those who are looking to do more complex testing. With RC, you can run and write tests in a wide variety of modern languages like Python, Perl, and Java, allowing for more intricate tests that don't have to rely on the proprietary Selenese language. This can be combined with Selenium Grid to run test cases on different servers at the same time, producing larger sample sets and allowing users to get meaningful results more quickly. Most of the Selenium software requires the use of a Selenium server, but the addition of the Selenium web driver allows you to accomplish your testing goals without the need for added hardware. In the world of testing, Selenium has become an omnipresent name. Many of the most popular browser designers have worked directly with Selenium to integrate the Selenium technology directly into their software, and it serves as a cornerstone of some of the most popular testing tools used for APIs and frameworks.