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A tag is a keyword or label that categorizes your question with other, similar questions. Using the right tags makes it easier for others to find and answer your question.
Use for questions involving problems with automated tests. Relevant for designing test automation, debugging test automation, automation tooling questions, and questions about when it is appropriate t…
Used for questions about using Selenium WebDriver, a browser automation framework frequently used to automate testing in a browser.
Questions about testing applications written in Java or test automation written in Java, a popular programming language and runtime environment which allows Java programs to run unchanged on most hard…
Selenium is an open source framework for testing web applications. Use for questions about testing with Selenium 1, Selenium IDE, and to a lesser extent, Selenium WebDriver.
Can also be described as "interactive testing" - used for any question involving testing performed by humans or with human intervention.
Use for questions about testing with Apache JMeter, such as how to perform specific actions using JMeter, problems with JMeter scripts, ways to improve JMeter scripts, and so on.
Use for questions about managing the test process, including organizing test cases and test results.
Python is an interpreted, general-purpose high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability.
Use for questions about designing tests, specifically selecting test techniques to use in specific circumstances.
Questions relating to automated tests using WebDriver, a tool created to interact with browser HTML. WebDriver has been merged into Selenium 2, so WebDriver and Selenium 2 questions are appropriate fo…
Use for questions about Selenium 2.
Selenium 2 is the second major release of Selenium, an open source framework for testing web applications. A major difference between Selenium 1 and Selenium 2 i…
Use for questions about testing using C#. This can include unit tests, integration tests, UI tests. If a programmed test uses C#, and the question relates to testing rather than to code, the C# tag sh…
A test automation framework provides a superstructure for automated tests. The superstructure may include APIs, coding practices, ways to structure and run the automated tests.
Performance testing is a subset of performance engineering, an emerging computer science practice which strives to build performance into the implementation, design and architecture of a system.
A load test is a type of performance test "focused on determining or validating performance characteristics of the product under test when subjected to workload models and load volumes anticipated dur…
Questions regarding automation of web applications for testing purposes according to specific of used web browser.
TestNG is a testing framework, inspired by the JUnit/NUnit unit testing frameworks. TestNG is intended to support more than just unit testing, allowing functional, end-to-end, integration, etc.
XPath (XML Path Language) is language for addressing parts of an XML document, designed to be used by both XSLT and XPointer. It also provides basic facilities for manipulation of strings, numbers an…
Appium is an open source test automation framework for use with native, hybrid and mobile web apps. It drives iOS and Android apps using the WebDriver protocol.
JavaScript is a dialect of the standardized ECMAScript programming language, primarily used for scripting web-pages.
Cucumber is a tool for running automated acceptance tests written in a BDD (behaviour-driven development) style.
Unit testing is a method by which individual units of source code are tested to determine if they are fit for use. A unit is the smallest testable part of an application.
An end-to-end test framework for AngularJS applications. Protractor runs tests against applications running in a real browser, interacting with it as a user would.
For issues related to tools that support testing.
API testing is a type of software testing that involves testing APIs directly and as part of integration testing to determine if they meet expectations for functionality, reliability, performance, and…
Performance testing is the process of determining the speed or effectiveness of a computer, network, software program or device.
A test strategy is the set of big-picture ideas embodying the overarching direction or design of a test effort.
A description of one or more actions with the expected outcome, used to determine whether a system operates correctly.
Page Object is a design pattern used when creating browser automation.
For questions related to testing Google's Android operating system.
ChromeDriver is a standalone server which implements WebDriver's wire protocol for Chromium. WebDriver is an open source tool for automated testing of webapps across many browsers. It provides capabil…
JMeter Plugins project is a сustom set of plugins for Apache JMeter, not affiliated with Apache Software Foundation.
Agile testing is a software testing practice that follows the principles of agile software development.
Questions related to testing of web-applications and sites
Jenkins is an open-source continuous integration tool written in Java. Forked from Hudson after a dispute with Oracle.
Issues related to testing on mobile devices (smartphones, tablets).