Register: Online at our KWality Talk Page, the attendance link will be included in an email the day of the event.
Location: Online. Please ensure that your onscreen name matches your registration name.
Time: The meeting starts between 11:55 am and 12:00 pm, a waiting room might be enabled if you arrive prior to this time. Meeting ends at approximately 1:00 pm.
Speaker: Diego Molina
Topic: Beyond Selenium: Finding a tool for web testing
Are you still using Selenium for your web testing needs? It may be time to explore better options! This talk will dive into test automation tools, comparing Selenium with alternatives like Playwright and Cypress to see which suits you best.
First, we’ll break down Selenium’s features, like its ability to work with multiple browsers, cross-platform support, a robust ecosystem, and various programming language options. We will recognize its downsides: learning it can be challenging, you’ll need to wait around for things to load, and handling tricky webpage elements can be a headache. We’ll also discuss when there are better options than Selenium.
We’ll also compare Selenium with Playwright and Cypress. These tools have strengths and downsides that could suit your needs better than Selenium. Throughout the talk, we will provide practical examples to showcase alternative tools and approaches that complement or replace Selenium, depending on specific testing requirements. This will empower you to evaluate Selenium for their projects and consider alternative solutions to make your testing life more effortless.
By the end of the session, you will have a solid foundation for choosing the proper framework that will enable you to optimize web testing efforts and deliver more value to your team through test automation. Join us to explore the diverse world of web testing frameworks and unlock the full potential of web testing.
Bio:
Diego is a Software Engineer who is fascinated by testing. He is one of the project leads at the Selenium project. Diego loves enabling testers by creating helpful testing tools and infrastructure through versatile Selenium workshops.
He can often be spotted speaking at Selenium/Appium/Testing conferences, and most of the time, you can find him on the Selenium Slack channel. Currently, he works at Sauce Labs as a Staff Software Engineer.