Introduction to Functional Web Testing With Twill & Selenium

In part two, we'll learn how to write simple tests for this page over here.

• Testing Strategies
• Create a list of test cases
• Are participants thinking about testing correctly?
• Asking the right questions?
• Do they understand the app well enough to test it?
• How much understanding is required?

• Firefox plugin
• Record and playback tests

• Fine-grained control over a browser through Python
• Quick sidebar on plugin architecture of Nose

• Thinking like a browser, NOT a user
• Quick look at the Selenium API
• Proving Grounds

• Instructors will talk about the ways selenium tests differ from twill tests.
• We'll take a quick look at the available tools.
• Attendees will write the tests we brainstormed earlier.
• Instructors will wander the room to offer instruction and hints.
• If someone gets stuck, we'll stop and discuss the issue and its solutions as a group.