Hi Marc et al, For me (and CAPE) I guess the main thing is the open source status of WebTest, we don't have the time or resources to pour into an all encompassing solution like TestDirector or the Rational suite of test management applications.
Secondly, I found that the learning curve with WebTest is a lot less steep than some other tools, once I was introduced to the tool I found myself writing useful test cases within a couple of hours... A third and very significant reason is that once the test cases have been written they can be executed in an unsupervised manner i.e. I can kick them off on my office machine and still be able to continue with other tasks on the same box. With other GUI tools, such as those of the record and playback genre, they take over the hardware resource and you cannot use the machine until the test suite has completed. The documentation and support available via the mailing list is also a significant factor in our continued use of WebTest. I have tried to contact some other mailing lists regarding initial startup or errors encountered with simple test cases and I have not received anywhere near the same level of knowledgeable support I have received from the WebTest community. Obviously the continued development and improvement of the tool is also another factor, prompt addition of new features and correction of issues is a huge bonus for users of the tool. Throw in the portable nature of the solution also so it can run on Win* or *NIX OS environments, there's another reason... Hopefully this goes someway towards answering your question... :-) Kind Regards, Colin. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Marc Guillemot Sent: 23 November 2006 15:44 To: [email protected] Subject: [Webtest] Why do you use WebTest? ;-) Hi all, why do you use WebTest rather than some other test tool (commercial or open source)? Of course I have some ideas on this question ;-) but as WebTest committer I'm surely not objective when comparing WebTest to others. While presenting WebTest I've already encountered difficulties to convince that it was the tool of choice. I think that it occurs particularly when people don't have any real experience of automated web application tests and therefore can't understand "real" arguments. From your experience as WebTest user, what would you say to persuade someone wanting to start test automation for a webapp to use WebTest rather than something else? Marc. _______________________________________________ WebTest mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canoo.com/mailman/listinfo/webtest _______________________________________________ WebTest mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canoo.com/mailman/listinfo/webtest
