What Is Selenium?
Selenium is an open-source automation testing tool which is used for automating tests carried out on different web-browsers.
It has a suite of tools which caters to different needs of organizations. It basically has four different tools:
Selenium RC (which is now deprecated)
Selenium IDE (Selenium Integrated Development Environment)
Selenium Grid
Selenium WebDriver
10 Reasons Why Selenium is used for Test Automation.
OPEN SOURCE Availability:
Selenium is an open source tool; it is a publicly accessible automation framework and is free.
LANGUAGE AND FRAMEWORK SUPPORT:
Selenium supports all major programming languages like Java, Python, JavaScript, C#, Ruby, and Perl for software test automation.
MULTI-BROWSER SUPPORT:
As per StatCounter, Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Edge browsers are the most used browsers worldwide, and the Selenium script is compatible with all the mentioned browsers.
SUPPORT ACROSS VARIOUS OPERATING SYSTEMS:
Selenium is yet a highly portable tool that supports and can work across different operating systems like Windows, Linux, Mac OS, UNIX, etc.
EASE OF IMPLEMENTATION:
Selenium automation framework is very easy-to-use tool. Selenium provides a user-friendly interface that helps create and execute test scripts easily and effectively.
REUSABILITY AND INTEGRATIONS:
As mentioned earlier, Selenium automation test suites are reusable and can be tested across multiple browsers and operating systems
FLEXIBILITY:
Test management is what which is very important in testing lifecycle. It becomes easier and more efficient with Selenium features like regrouping and refactoring of test cases.
PARALLEL TEST EXECUTION AND FASTER GO-TO-MARKET
The main aim of automated testing is to save time and efforts. With the help of Selenium Grid, we can execute multiple tests in parallel, hence reducing the test execution time.
EASY TO LEARN AND USE:
Writing Selenium scripts is not more than writing a few pieces of codes to automate functionalities of your website.
CONSTANT UPDATES
As Selenium is supported by a community and we all know that an active community doesn’t like to stay stagnant, the Selenium community is also constantly releasing constant updates and upgrades.
