This document discusses the history and future of web application testing tools. It provides an overview of Selenium and how it has evolved from addressing browser wars to supporting dynamic HTML, end-to-end workflows, and any browser on any platform. Examples are given of how Selenium Remote Control and Selenium Grid can improve test execution speed by distributing tests across multiple servers. The conclusion discusses upcoming changes like support for HTML5 canvas and how the future of web testing relies on continued community involvement.

1. The Future of Web
App Testing
and How to Stop It
@jhuggins
Jason Huggins
hugs@saucelabs.com
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2. But First...
A Brief History
Of Web Testing

3. Why Selenium?

4. Browser Wars II
6, 7 & 8 2, 3 3, 4 beta
1.0 9.6

5. Test Automation
Source: - F.O.X.: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kv/499219/

6. Large tests

7. Dynamic HTML - Ajax

8. End-to-end Workflows

9. Any browser -
Any platform

10. Selenium Cumulative Downloads

11. Firms with: 100+ downloads
January – October 2008

12. Why not
Selenium ?

13. Small tests

14. Anything outside the
JavaScript sandbox
Source: http://lug.mtu.edu/wiki/images/2/27/SANDBOX.jpg

15. Flash, Java Applets,
Silverlight, PDF
Source: http://goldberg.berkeley.edu/art/big-images/doi-box-hi-res.jpg

16. Example?

17. ThoughtWorks Time &
Expense
Source: - Neal Ford: http://nealford.com/downloads/conferences/2006_nfjs_canonical/Neal_Ford-Testing_with_Selenium-slides.pdf

18. Selenium IDE

19. Selenium IDE for Firefox

20. Selenium
Remote Control

21. Selenium Remote Control
Source: - http://www.dkimages.com/discover/previews/824/5100491.JPG

22. Selenium Remote Control

23. Selenium Grid

24. Selenium Grid
Which is faster? (1 server, sequential tasks)
4
3
Servers
2
1
Time
Source: - http://factoryjoe.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/pods.jpg

25. Which is faster? (4 servers, parallel tasks)
4
3
Servers
2
1
Time
25

26. p13y.com
Source: - http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetreehillstudios/2958752337/

27. And Now...

28. The Future
(which only you can prevent)

29. Source: http://goldberg.berkeley.edu/art/big-images/doi-box-hi-res.jpg

30. <canvas>
</canvas>

31. Example!

33. Thank You
@jhuggins
hugs@saucelabs.com