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Explores Selenium waits, highlighting issues with Thread.sleep() and implicit waits. Introduces explicit/fluent waits and showcases FluentLenium's concise await() methods for stable, readable, and efficient waits (e.g., AJAX completion).
Read more: Introducing FluentLenium 2 - Selenium waiting gameAn alternative tester's toolbox focusing on online playgrounds for practice: GUI, API, white-box, mail, SMS/call, BDD, test case writing, usability, pen testing, text comparison, plus links to Awesome resource lists.
Read more: Tester's toolbox - an alternative guideApplies Poppendieck's seven Lean principles to software testing: Eliminate waste (automate smartly, balance costs), Amplify learning, Decide late (BDD, maintainable tests), Deliver fast, Empower the team, Build integrity (perceived & conceptual), See the whole.
Read more: Mapping lean principles to testingOutlines learning pathways for testers: Motivation (like your job, beginner's mind, supportive company, fair pay), Learning at Work (use time wisely, step out of comfort zone, seek feedback), and Learning After Work (avoid burnout, read daily, diversify knowledge, choose sources critically).
Read more: Learning pathways for testersExplains configuring Chrome capabilities in Selenium Java using ChromeOptions (within DesiredCapabilities). Covers adding arguments/switches and experimental options/prefs, providing links to comprehensive lists and examples like disabling notifications.
Read more: Selenium - Browser Capabilities explained 1