Web Driver

Question 1

Webdriver benefits

Answer 1

• Test execution can be consistent and repeatable
• Well suited for regression testing
• By testing at UI level, it may catch defects missed by testing at API level
• Lower up-front investment because it is open source
• Browsers compatibility testing is possible
• Supports different programming languages
• it requires deeper understanding of the code (it becomes useful on Agile teams)

Question 2

Webdriver risks

Answer 2

• Organizations often get so wrapped up in GUI testing instead of unit/component testing.
• CI (continuous integration) workflow automation may take much longer to complete than desirable
• Changes to the UI cause more damage to browser level tests
• Manual testers are more efficient at finding bugs than automation
• Tests that are difficult to automate might get skipped
• Automation needs to be run often to return a positive ROI

Question 3

Webdriver browsers and languages

Answer 3

C#, Java, JS, Python, PHP, Objectiv C, Perl R, Rubi, Haskell.

Chrome, IE, Edge, Firefox, Safari, HtmlUnit