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A Front-End Web Developer’s Guide to Testing

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Getting Started

Introduction to the Course

Cross-Browser Testing Methodologies

Introduction to Cross-Browser Testing Methodologies An Overview of the Web Landscape Understanding Web Application Types Testing Types for Web Applications Understanding Headless and Headed Browsers within App Development Summary: Cross-Browser Testing Methodologies Quiz: Cross-Browser Testing Methodologies

Challenges Faced by Front-End Web Application Developers

Introduction to Challenges Faced by Front-End Web Developers Web Application Development Challenges Coverage Challenges for Web Application Developers Nonfunctional Challenges in Web Application Development Compliance Challenges for Web Applications Summary: Challenges Faced by Front-End Web Application Developers Quiz: Challenges Faced by Front-End Web Application Developers

Top Web Test Automation Frameworks

Introduction to Top Web Test Automation Frameworks An Overview of the Web Testing Market Getting Started with the Selenium WebDriver Framework Getting Started with the Cypress Framework Getting Started with the Puppeteer Framework Getting Started with the Microsoft Playwright Framework Summary: Top Web Test Automation Frameworks Quiz: Top Web Test Automation Frameworks Challenge: Selenium-Supported Element Locators Solution: Selenium-Supported Element Locators

Matching Personas and Use Cases to Testing Frameworks

Introduction to Use Cases and Testing Frameworks

Web Testing Personas Overview

Use Cases and Considerations for Picking a Solid Test Automation

Testing Automation Evaluation Matrix

Summary: Matching Personas and Use Cases to Testing Frameworks

Quiz: Matching Personas and Use Cases to Testing Frameworks

Introducing the Leading Front-End Web Development Frameworks

Introduction to Front-End Web Development Frameworks ReactJS AngularJS Vue.js Ember.js Svelte Summary: Leading Front-End Web Development Frameworks Quiz: Leading Front-End Web Development Frameworks

Map the Pillars of a Dev Testing Strategy for Web Applications

Introduction to Testing Strategies for Web Applications The Key Pillars of a Web Application Testing Plan and Strategy Measuring the Success of a Continuous Testing Strategy A Case Study: A Real-Life Web Application Testing Strategy Summary: Map the Pillars of a Dev Testing Strategy Quiz: Map the Pillars of a Dev Testing Strategy

Core Capabilities of Top JavaScript Test Automation Frameworks

Introduction to Top JavaScript Test Automation Frameworks Visual Testing API Testing Mobile Device Testing Performance Testing Accessibility Testing Network Control Testing and Mock Services Working with Elements A Reevaluation of Test Automation Frameworks Summary: JavaScript Automation Frameworks' Core Capabilities Quiz: Core Capabilities of Top JavaScript Automation Frameworks

Measuring Test Coverage of a Web Application

Introduction to Test Coverage of a Web Application Code Coverage and Test Coverage JavaScript Code Coverage Tools for Web Application Developers Summary: Measuring Test Coverage of a Web Application Quiz: Measuring Test Coverage of a Web Application

Working with the Selenium Framework

Introduction to the Selenium Framework Understanding the Selenium Framework and Its Components The Advanced Features of Selenium Various Testing Methods with Selenium The Future of the Selenium Framework Summary: Working with the Selenium Framework Quiz: Working with the Selenium Framework

Working with the Cypress Framework

Introduction to the Cypress Framework Getting Started with Cypress Cypress’s Advanced Test Automation Capabilities Cypress Proficiency: Studio, Plugins, and API Testing The Future of the Cypress Framework Summary: Working with the Cypress Framework Quiz: Working with the Cypress Framework

Working with the Playwright Framework

Introduction to the Playwright Framework Getting Started with Playwright Playwright: Advanced Features and Annotations Playwright Essentials: API Testing & Network Mocking Playwright’s Reporting, Runners, Viewer, Configuration, and CI The Future of the Playwright Framework Summary: Working with the Playwright Framework Quiz: Working with the Playwright Framework

Working with the Puppeteer Framework

Introduction to the Puppeteer Framework Getting Started with Puppeteer Learning about Puppeteer’s Advanced Test Automation Capabilities The Future of the Puppeteer Framework Summary: Working with the Puppeteer Framework Quiz: Working with the Puppeteer Framework

Complementing Code-Based Testing with Low-Code Test Automation

Introduction to Code-Based Testing Fundamental Features of Low-Code Testing Tools Codeless Tool Overview within the Open-Source Landscape Leading Commercial Codeless Testing Tools for Web Applications Summary: Complementing Code-Based Testing Quiz: Complementing Code-Based Testing

Wrapping Up

Appendix

Installation of Testing Frameworks Upgrading Selenium Code to Selenium 4 Additional Resources and Source Code Repositories

Summary: Matching Personas and Use Cases to Testing Frameworks

Review a quick summary of what we learned in this chapter.

What have we learned?

In this section, we went deeper into the high-level considerations front-end web application developers have when it comes to selecting a test automation framework.

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