Practical Web Test Automation with Selenium WebDriver and RSpec: Test web applications wisely with Selenium WebDriver

By Zhimin Zhan

While few people deny the benefits of test automation, comprehensive automated testing via UI (browser for web applications) is rarely implemented in software projects. Common reasons for projects' failed attempts at test automation are:

Difficult to learn - test scripts are complex, and testing tools are not easy to useHard to maintain - UI tests are vulnerable to application changesLong feedback loop - automated tests take too long to run

To succeed in automated testing via UI, software projects need to overcome all these 3 challenges.

This book presents a practical approach to implementing test automation for web applications. Topics include:

Developing easy to read and maintain Selenium WebDriver tests using a next-generation functional testing toolPage object modelFunctional Testing RefactoringsCross-browser testingSetting up a continuous testing server to manage the execution of a large number of automated UI testsRequirement traceability matrixStrategies on team collaboration and test automation adoption in projects and organizations

To help readers learn more effectively, the book has a dedicated site containing the following resources:

Software. Test automation is not necessarily expensive. All test frameworks featured in this book are free and open-source.Sample test scripts. Ready-to-run test scripts for the exercises in the book.Demo websites. Two demo sites were created for readers to try out test scripts.Tutorial screencasts. You will be able to see how exercises are done step by step.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HNW1T8RP
• ISBN13: 9798164339623
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 362 Pages
• Weight: 1.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.5" x 9.3"