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Fun With Fluent Testing

Talkat SeleniumConf Austin 2017 · 2017-04-04..04-06· [testing, developer-experience]
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Argues that using the fluent pattern (page objects that method chaining into each other) yields one-line readable tests, reduces brittle find/click/sendKeys churn, and makes refactors cheap; shows Java/C#/Python examples, a generics-based base page that lets identical methods return different page types, and using dictionaries as a simple DSL for test data. Integrates Allure substeps and screenshots automatically, supports working across five simultaneous projects, and reports code and examples are published to GitHub.

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  1. 0:00Start
  2. 0:23Who Am I
  3. 1:08Background of How I Got to Fluent Testing
  4. 1:25Selenium Commands
  5. 9:36Method Chaining
  6. 11:24Login Page
  7. 19:30Generics
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