Selenium for Web Apps Testing

Everyday, there is something new in the software world. As QAs, we need to be on top of our profession. Once again, learning is the key to our continued success.
Last week, I had a chance to review ( again..) some of the most popular automation testing tools in the market today.
Based on the my own research and reviews, I am no longer surprised that the free open source tools are still leading the popularity over the more expensive proprietary software from big named vendors.
I picked a couple of tools which were favorites mentioned in a a couple of QA forums. Then I came up with my own list, namely – JMeter, Selenium, Watir, C# and Java.
In this post, we will concentrate on one tool called Selenium.
Learning Selenium was a real breeze.

• First of all, there are so many sites dedicated on teaching the ins, outs and whys of Selenium.
• Second,  it is simple to use with an easy to navigate interface that comes as an Add On to the Firefox browser

Even if you are new to QA but if you have some technical knowledge, then within a day you would be creating your first few Selenium test cases.
My verdict : Selenium is really a good tool for testing web applications. It is free, and there is an excellent community of technical and non technical users who are willing to share their knowledge and expertise.
Instead of making this post too long, I would suggest you get started so you can try it for yourself.
From your Google Browser, just type the following words :

• First, “Selenium Tutorial”
• Or “Selenium Installation” to be more specific
• Then “Selenium Sample Test Cases”