TAU: The Homecoming — free two-day virtual test automation conference (Dec 1–2)
Join software engineers from around the world for this fun-filled test automation fest as TAU instructors including Jason Arbon, Angie Jones, Filip Hric and Manoj Kumar teach live workshops on Selenium 4, Cypress, Playwright, and Automated Visual Testing. The event will also feature a pep rally, live DJ, talent show, awards & more. Register today for free!
Automation Testing Trends 2021 — Top 10 Predictions
I've found many "trends for 2021" articles recently but this one about automation testing by Joe Colantonio is the one I feel the most aligned with. Especially when it comes to Accessibility and Observability concepts, as well as the Playwright tool.
Mastering Test Retries: The Art of Automation Craftsmanship
If you experience flaky tests, Cerosh Jacob has some helpful advice on what to do with examples in Playwright.
Additionally, Giuseppe Donati shows some good End-to-end tests retry strategies, and Mike Harris explains why Automated tests do not have to be flaky.
Welcome to the 154th issue!
Is Selenium still worth it?
In the age of Cypress, Playwright, Webdriver.io, and many other tools improving the experience of testing web apps, this question is more relevant than ever.
For example, I found this Reddit thread:
Selenium: What am I missing about this tool?
It sparked a big discussion with some interesting points. Have a look.
Happy testing!
JavaScript Web Test Automation Framework Rankings in JavaScript Rising Stars
Zhimin Zhan analyses the popularity of common JavaScript test tools over the past few years and shares his opinion on what's going to happen next.
Additionally, Joseph Ward published an interesting article about Harmonising Selenium with Playwright and Cypress: A Journey Through Network Event Handling.
Welcome to the 172nd issue!
Today, I want to share with you a fantastic new project — Rayrun.
It's a collection of 70+ testing and development productivity tools — all in one place!
There's also a handy AI chatbot for Playwright to answer all your questions.
Kudos to Luc Gagan for creating it.
Happy testing! 🙂
Gravity: Identify gaps in test coverage and prioritize test cases using AI
Gravity monitors real-world user behaviors and usage patterns in live production and test environments to generate quality analytics, identify test coverage gaps, and assist in prioritizing and generating test cases for tools like Cypress, Playwright, etc. Discover more: book a demo now.
9 Best Programming Languages for Test Automation
Every now and then I see people in testing communities asking about the best programming languages for implementing test automation. So it's helpful to see this 13-minute overview by Daniel Knott.
For example, here's what testers think about Mastering a Language then Selenium/Cypress and finally Playwright is the best way to learn Automation.
Gravity: Identify gaps in test coverage and prioritize test cases using AI
Gravity monitors real-world user behaviors and usage patterns in live production and test environments to generate quality analytics, identify test coverage gaps, and assist in prioritizing and generating test cases for tools like Cypress, Playwright, etc. Discover more: book a demo now. Stay tuned for the product launch in September!
Highlight Elements During Testing
Inspired by an ingenious solution to Highlight Element in Selenium, which might be useful to debug tests or emphasise the element when taking a screenshot, Gleb Bahmutov showed an example of it in Playwright and described how to implement it in Cypress.
