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Scott Hanselman recently posted a great Podcast titled "Functional Testing Tools Roundup" which focuses on practical tools for functional Web testing. In the Podcast he talks about the technical aspects, benefits, and downfalls of the following tools:
If you are looking for a tool to test Web applications (UI not SOA) this Podcast is for you.
Take a second and look at the list above. Notice that the list is pretty much composed of open source, free, and/or ultra cheap tools. The demand for cheap and smart Web application UI testing tools is high and organizations are starting to push away from the big dogs like Segue and Mercury (i.e. Corillian pretty much uses Ruby/Watir and SWEA/C# for automating UI testing now). This is an awesome, awesome movement if you ask me. There are a lot of different types of solutions out there now and most are cleaner, smaller, less complex and targeted toward a specific crowd. If you spend the time reviewing the different tools you are most likely going to come up with a solution that will fit your need and will save you a lot of money in the long run with things such as tool cost, learning curves and training (take SWEA and me for example).
In the spirit of beatin' down the big dog, a great paper was recently submitted by Babu M. Narayanan to StickyMinds that outlines the benefits of Open-Source Test Automation (OSTA) in the industry. This is must read if you are skeptical about going with an open-source tool.
Man, I love this stuff! It's exciting to see so many people and great apps out there making testing easier and faster. |
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