Web Testing with Windmill

A session at Open Source Bridge 2009

h2[=approaches]. Web Testing Approaches

Separating Concerns, Isolating Components
Unittesting vs Functional Testing
Full Monty (blurring the lines between unittesting and funcitonal testing)

h2[=toolsAndTech]. Tools and Technologies

Browserless tools (HTTP tools, Browser simulation, DOMless JavaScript Interpreters)
Browser tools (Watir, Selenium, Windmill)

h2[=writingTest]. Writing Windmill Tests

Starting Windmill
The Windmill IDE
Using the recorder
Adding actions and assertions
Using the Inspector
Serializing your test (Python vs JavaScript Tests)

h2[=debuggingTests]. Debugging Windmill Tests

Running tests
Debugging Failed Actions
Firebug and Firebug Lite
Using the Lookup object

h2[=runningTests]. Running Tests Continuously

Command Line Features
Hudson Plugin
Getting Windmill running in hosted environments like EC2

h2[=extra]. And now for something completely different

Dynamic testing (Windmill's eval APIs)
Testing Firefox Extensions (MozMill)

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Mikeal

A martial arts rock band goes up against a band of motorcycle ninjas who have tightened their grip on Florida's narcotics trade. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0092549/ bio from Twitter