How Did Sauce Labs Get Its Name? A Selenium Story

In the early 2000s, Jason Huggins developed Selenium as an automation testing tool in response to a lack of such solutions in the market. The name "Selenium" was inspired by its ability to detoxify Mercury, symbolizing its role in overcoming software development challenges. In 2007, Simon Stewart's WebDriver project caught Huggins' attention as it addressed Selenium's limitations and they decided to merge the two projects. The combined tool gained popularity and led to the creation of Sauce Labs, a cloud-based testing platform. As Selenium turns 20 this year, contributors are being rewarded with exclusive Selenium Falcon t-shirts for their support in making the tool better for everyone.