Test Automation with Selenium 5 and Java

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Selenium 4.25 already ships a standalone binary that the project uses to auto-discover, download and cache drivers and browsers, implemented as Selenium Manager in Rust and bundled across Windows, macOS and Linux (Windows Edge still needs admin MSI). The bindings let Java tests request pinned versions or labels like Chrome-for-Testing or beta/nightly, while legacy WebDriverManager still offers Docker-based browsers and easy session recording to mp4. The emerging WebDriver BiDi uses WebSocket for bidirectional events to replace nonstandard CDP.

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1. 0:00Introduction to Selenium
2. 6:51Selenium's history and evolution
3. 15:34Driver management challenges
4. 19:06Selenium Manager introduction
5. 23:05Selenium Manager features
6. 28:02WebDriver Manager vs Selenium Manager
7. 30:10Browser management with Docker
8. 33:03WebDriver BiDi and CDP
9. 39:25Selenium ecosystem overview
10. 41:52Interactive quiz and conclusion

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