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Automation Testing - Informaton requested

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  • 15-01-2013 9:53am
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    veryangryman
    Registered Users Posts: 5,558 ✭✭✭


    Hi all

    Im moving into a new role as an Automation Tester for Unix Applications. I know the applications themselves quite well. Just wondering if you recommend any particular tools to this purpose. Its mainly Gui testing.

    Ive seen that Selenium is quite popular for instance through alot of job adverts, Is there anything thats both useful and mobile (say also works on other operating systems etc). Download information and quick startup guide also cool.

    Thanks if you can help


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    ChRoMe
    Registered Users Posts: 2,021 ✭✭✭ChRoMe


    veryangryman wrote: »
    Hi all

    Im moving into a new role as an Automation Tester for Unix Applications. I know the applications themselves quite well. Just wondering if you recommend any particular tools to this purpose. Its mainly Gui testing.

    Ive seen that Selenium is quite popular for instance through alot of job adverts, Is there anything thats both useful and mobile (say also works on other operating systems etc). Download information and quick startup guide also cool.

    Thanks if you can help

    Selenium is for web applications, it won't work with thick desktop applications. What precisely do you mean by "unix applications", if they are CLI driven, writing shell scripts would probably be the best way to go.


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    PrzemoF
    Registered Users Posts: 1,931 ✭✭✭PrzemoF


    OP, what's Automation Tester?


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    CreepingDeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,015 ✭✭✭CreepingDeath


    veryangryman wrote: »
    Hi all

    Im moving into a new role as an Automation Tester for Unix Applications.
    ...
    Ive seen that Selenium is quite popular for instance through alot of job adverts,

    Selenium is for web applications, it automates browser clicks, navigations, form filling etc.

    The way I read your post, is that you are testing Unix graphical applications,
    ie. X-Windows applications. So I don't think Selenium applies here.

    I can't say what tool to use, but I've heard of Selenium for web testing.
    We use Canoo for web based testing, but it's a stagnant tool and we're not entirely happy with it.


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    chrislad
    Registered Users Posts: 8,324 ✭✭✭chrislad


    PrzemoF wrote: »
    OP, what's Automation Tester?

    A program used to run test cases against a piece of software.


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