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20 Years of Selenium: A Tester’s Story

What's this blog post about?

Selenium, an open-source tool for automating web browsers, celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The author reflects on their journey into test automation and how Selenium has played a significant role in the industry since its merger with WebDriver in 2009. They highlight Selenium's advantages over other tools, such as being free, open-source, having cross-browser support, and adhering to web standards. The author also mentions how Selenium has inspired the development of other automation tools like Playwright and Appium.

Company
Sauce Labs

Date published
Oct. 30, 2024

Author(s)
Josh Grant

Word count
445

Language
English

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