Here is a nice blog post from Marc Guillemot from 2007 where for my opinion the most points still are valid:
http://mguillem.wordpress.com/2007/10/29/webtest-vs-selenium-webtest-wins-13-5/ From: Dwayne Miller [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Freitag, 21. März 2014 11:18 To: [email protected]; Martin Huber Subject: Re: [Webtest] What are the chances that webtest will be updated to use htmlunit 2.14 ? What are considered the key features of Webtest over other popular testing frameworks? I remember choosing Webtest because of the Ant based engine and the nice reporting. I was able to script the scripts for my first set of tests. Ant allowed easy integration into my CI environment (currently using Hudson). And the reports were easily published and visible. From: Martin Huber <[email protected]> Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, Martin Huber <[email protected]> Date: Friday, March 21, 2014 at 5:58 AM To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Webtest] What are the chances that webtest will be updated to use htmlunit 2.14 ? Hi Michael, you are right. I think, if the feedback is big enough and there are enough people willing to contribute (and I think there already is a trend towards that) we should first consolidate and renew the build: 1. either maybe entirely use maven (the main build still is ant, but at least dependencies are fetched using maven, maybe some deployment as well) or go on to gradle. The special things in the build are the selftest and the automatic publishing at webtest.canoo.com ... This probably could easier be addressed using gradle – but more developers are used to maven. But this then can be discussed after doing the move. 2. move the automated build from the old Cruise Control to a modern continuous integration platform (-> we are using Teamcity at Canoo, I think either we move the build there – or alternatively we also could use Jenkins or Hudson if this would show advantages) Canoo surely still would be willing to sponsor the operation of the build server and the webtest.canoo.com site. You are right regarding webtest and its connectednesswith htmlunit. But I think, we can manage this after we have simplified the build. I also have done a small contribution to htmlunit once before and it wasn’t that hard to get into it. Cheers, Martin From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Habbert, Michael (Key-Work) Sent: Freitag, 21. März 2014 08:01 To: [email protected] Subject: AW: [Webtest] What are the chances that webtest will be updated to use htmlunit 2.14 ? Hi Martin, +1, but I did some research in contributing webtest and each time i stuck with the challenging struckture of the project the connectedness with htmlunit, other dependencies and even the ancient and complex build. May be with more initial support I would be able to support. I’m Developer and do nowadays write most of my test in Groovy – my webtests-suite (XML-based) is only maintained. For me the main drawback ist he „out-of-date“ browser-support (including JS) via htmlunit. Years ago the most webtest supporter were also htmlunit developer. Cheers, Michael Michael Habbert Key-Work Consulting GmbH | Kriegsstr. 100 | 76133 Karlsruhe | Germany | www.key-work.de Fon: +49-721-78203-269 | E-Mail: [email protected] | Fax: +49-721-78203-10 Key-Work Consulting GmbH, Karlsruhe, HRB 108695, HRG Mannheim Geschäftsführer: Andreas Stappert, Tobin Wotring Von:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Martin Huber Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. März 2014 15:29 An: [email protected] Betreff: RE: [Webtest] What are the chances that webtest will be updated to use htmlunit 2.14 ? Hi all, WebTest is OpenSource as you know. If we would move the source code to GitHub and make it easier for the community to do contributions on their own – would some of you be able / willing to spend time in contributing? I also believe it would be very sad to let WebTest die as its core idea and concept still are very valid and helpful even in actual development projects. Could you give some feedback about if you could contribute? Just send a “+1” to the list, so we see, if it will be worth moving the project. Cheers, Martin From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Zwick Sent: Donnerstag, 20. März 2014 14:18 To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [Webtest] What are the chances that webtest will be updated to use htmlunit 2.14 ? It’s quite the same for me. I’m still using Webtest. I think, it’s a very good tool. So far I could cover all I wanted with it. Ease of use, reporting, possibilities to structure the tests and reusing packages, all that is just fine. So, I don’t like to see it just fade away like that. Still I’m thinking about moving over to another tool as there is no activity or progress anymore. Michael From:[email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dwayne Miller Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2014 1:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Webtest] What are the chances that webtest will be updated to use htmlunit 2.14 ? I happen to like using Webtest and find it truly disappointing that the product has slipped into the state is has. I wonder if the sponsors would be willing to donate it or host it elsewhere… or if that would even help. It is difficult for me to gauge the level of interest or use in the product via this mailing list. It was once much more active and leads me to believe that most have moved to another tool. I work with a test team that are not developers, and the ability to write test scripts using Ant XML is much easier for them to grasp than writing Java code. I was able to get a version of Webtest running on htmlunit 2.12. But the changes in 2.14 and dependencies are a little more daunting and I have not had the time required to get a good feel for how all of the pieces work together so that I can make updates. From: Parkin Roman <[email protected]> Organization: Texuna Technologies Ltd Reply-To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, March 17, 2014 at 9:47 AM To: Webtest <[email protected]> Subject: [Webtest] What are the chances that webtest will be updated to use htmlunit 2.14 ? Hi all, Webtest uses htmlunit 2.10. What are the chances that webtest will be updated to use htmlunit 2.14 or we should migrate to other tools for automated testing of web applications? -- Best regards, Roman Parkin Testing Team Lead Texuna Technologies Ltd <http://www.texunatech.com> _______________________________________________ WebTest mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canoo.com/mailman/listinfo/webtest Disclaimer: This message is intended only for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information which is privileged, confidential, proprietary, or exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, distributing, copying, or in any way using this message. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and destroy and delete any copies you may have received.
