Firewatir
I never like to repeat the same tasks over and over again. I am sure this is why I am a programmer. With that said, I love to automate or streamline my daily/monthly processes. I have used Capistrano to create packages , copy files, and restart services. I have also created Selenium scripts to test website functionally.
My first week at work was mostly QA time and getting to know the code. One of tasks was to look in to automating test plans. I spent about a day trying to get Selenium working on my mac with no luck at all. So I started looking in to Watir(water). It looks like it is a very nice tool but, it is mainly a Windows based application. There is a Firefox only version called Firewatir(firewater) that works on window and OSX. I am unsure how I feel about the library api's but it is functional. Right now I find a lot of Watir docs written for the IE version, but I do not think the Firefox version is 100% yet.
It will be a slow learning process. Also I am learning a great deal about designing a website with automated testing in mind.
My first week at work was mostly QA time and getting to know the code. One of tasks was to look in to automating test plans. I spent about a day trying to get Selenium working on my mac with no luck at all. So I started looking in to Watir(water). It looks like it is a very nice tool but, it is mainly a Windows based application. There is a Firefox only version called Firewatir(firewater) that works on window and OSX. I am unsure how I feel about the library api's but it is functional. Right now I find a lot of Watir docs written for the IE version, but I do not think the Firefox version is 100% yet.
It will be a slow learning process. Also I am learning a great deal about designing a website with automated testing in mind.
