Selenium Hacks

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A rapid tour of concrete Selenium techniques and what actually worked: run headless browsers with Xvfb or Headless Chrome (Chrome 59+ Linux/Mac, 64+ Windows) and replace PhantomJS; capture HAR logs via BrowserMob proxy to blacklist ads, check broken images, or convert to JMX for load tests; use Mailtrap/Mailosaur for email flows; run ZAP proxy and find 153 vulnerabilities on one site; upload files by sending file path to input, highlight elements via JS, and push Growl notifications.

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1. 0:00Introduction and scope
2. 4:09Headless browser testing
3. 7:08Visual and proxy testing
4. 11:13Network and performance
5. 15:09Load testing integration
6. 17:01Email and file handling
7. 18:46Security and A/B testing
8. 20:30UI enhancements and tools
9. 24:40Mobile and custom automation
10. 28:30Closing and Q&A

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