Write FIT style tests in MS Excel then run them on a Selenium RC platform with our free and open source test automation framework - Hrmes.
Make sure you aware of the latest advances in test automation and the benefits they can bring to your business.
Do the agencies you employ ensure that only the best candidates make it to interview?
For IT recruitment to work effectively, it really needs people who understand the IT industry. Recruitment agencies in Britain, tend to see recruitment as solely a process of “selling”. There is an alternative.
W3QA offers specialist recruitment services for the Selenium test automation sector. This is our exclusive focus in recruitment.
We have an informed understanding of Selenium and the skill sets that work well with it.
We are able to advise clients on options and strategies in recruiting.
Our rigorous vetting procedures and knowledge of the market ensure that you always hire the person you need.
Hrmes is the first data-driven test framework in the world to be fully integrated with Selenium's entire suite of tools - including Selenium GRID.
Hrmes comes with advanced reporting, analysis, debugging and development capabilities accessed via Eclipse.
Hrmes is the only Selenium RC framework written for the favoured Selenium FIT data structure. Tests are easily authored and understood in Excel, and extended and developed in Java.
Hrmes provides a powerful yet usable automation solution, making it one of the most popular Selenium frameworks in the world.
Hrmes has been designed and developed by W3QA and is available for free under an open source license.
Web applications are becoming ever more advanced and technically demanding to test.
Using automation tools effectively does require considerable skill and expertise.
When you need to build Selenium expertise into your test team, we can help.
W3QA can recruit and train to complement what you already have.
W3QA is one of the few providers of Selenium training in the world.
We offer a range of structured Selenium courses with options that can be tailored to your needs.
Courses are lab based and focused on testing real web applications.
Maintaining Quality Assurance In Difficult Times
The recession may be technically over, but there is little to believe that 2010 will be any easier than 2009. This year is likely to see test budgets under even more pressure.
Whatever your test budget, ensure that it gets used effectively. Start by ensuring you have fully appreciated the opportunities that are now available through advanced Web 2.0 Agile test solutions.
You should plan to address the following:
o Automate what you can
It is neither possible nor desirable to automate all testing. However, without automation, testing is unscalable. Manual resources are vital but relatively expensive. They should be used where they are most effective, not on tasks that can be done by machines.
Make sure you have an automation strategy that is capable of identifying what and when to automate.
o Use OSS where you can
The big four test automation vendors (HP/Mercury, IBM/Rational, Compuware
and Borland) all charge thousands of pounds in license fees alone. Review any
commitment you have to these vendors. Plan to replace their tools with OSS
alternatives.
Evaluate the acclaimed web automation tool - Selenium. It’s free and
the tool of choice for testing advanced Web 2.0 applications.
o Adopt Best Practice
Automating the testing of web applications has its own unique challenges. To do it well requires considerable skill and expertise. There is "best practice" in this area and others have learnt lessons that will be of immense value to your endeavours. Be prepared to listen and learn.
o Only pay for what you use
Evaluate on-demand test resourcing. Identify what your core demand is for test
resources and use on-demand test resourcing to fill the spikes around it.
W3QA has a unique approach to QA. Our expertise is in providing recruitment, training, support and consultancy, exclusively focused on the Selenium test platform.
Maintaining effective QA during a downturn is difficult, but the challenge can be met. There has never been a better time to adopt test automation.
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11th November 2009
The London Selenium Meetup is an open forum where Selenium users of all skill levels can come to communicate, learn, network and have fun.
25th August 2009
Cloud-based Computing Companies Gaining Traction Throughout Recession
... the customer doesn't have to maintain the application server computers and, importantly, isn't responsible for updating the software.20th June 2009
The 1.0 versions of Selenium IDE and Selenium RC have been released.