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Learning Selenium

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Produced in 2018

Course Description

Selenium is one of the most popular tools for testing web-based applications. It allows QA engineers to write and automate tests across many different browsers and operating systems, without a special scripting language. This course introduces Selenium to new users, covering installation and basic use cases.

Find out how to set up the test-writing framework, WebDriver, and Selenium Grid, which allows you to distribute the testing load and run tests against a remote server. Learn best practices to write effective tests using variables and functions, and to organize tests into suites that can scale over time. Instructor Meaghan Lewis- "a QA engineer at GitHub- "also explains the test pyramid paradigm, which details an ideal way to balance unit, integration, and UI testing.

Beginner Level

Time: 1h 13m

Instructor Details

Meaghan Lewis

Meaghan Lewis is a QA engineer at GitHub, specializing in test automation.

Originally from sunny Southern California, Meaghan moved to San Francisco in 2012 after graduating from Northwestern University with a B.S. in computer engineering.

She was a QA consultant at ThoughtWorks and a QA engineer at Earnest and Lever, before moving to GitHub. On a day-to-day basis, she tests software applications by discovering defects and raising risks. She enjoys picking an application apart so that when it is released to a customer, it works smoothly.

Meaghan is also a popular speaker, having presented at conferences such as SeleniumConf, SauceCon, and OSCON.

When Meaghan's not working, she's always looking for the next adventure. She loves to travel, and can find you the cheapest flight from San Francisco to anywhere on the planet. She also enjoys cooking, playing soccer, and hanging out with her dog, Glitch. Find out more at meaghanlewis.com.