Apr
03
WebDriver is a java based libraries to write automation tests for web applications.
This an awesome driver to test application for various reasons. This is also a better alternative for selenium. Webdriver works on the Principal of talking to browser naively, unlike selenium which works through proxy using javascript.
One thing is obvious immediately is ‘speed’, webdriver tests run much faster then selenium, reason explained above.
Selenium WebDriver
Works on proxy Works natively with Browser
Supports Major browsers Supports IE, Firefox , HtmlUunit and Iphone
API is quiet complex Simple API
Supports multiple language Only Java at the moment
to write tests
- Supports HtmlUnit driver to run tests faster
Webdriver is going to become Selenium 2.0 eventually. I personally think, webdriver is next big thing in web functional testing after selenium.
Thanks to Simon Stewart for this awesome tool.
I am not technical so pardon the ridiculousness of my question… I thought that webdriver was actually part of Selenium but here I see that you are comparing the two. Is webdrive somehow a part of Selenium or derived to work with Selenium. Exactly how did the 2 (Selenium and webdriver come about) I’m a bit confused.