Web Application Testing

Automated and Manual Web Application Testing Tips and Troubleshooting

• "This Computer's Local Hostname is Already in Use" Pop-up in OS X or iOS
• Authentication Error with Selenium 3.9.0 Java Client Bindings
• Automated testing localhost applications on Chrome version 87 and below versus 88 and above
• Best Practice: Don't Use Brittle Locators in Your Tests
• Checking the Capabilities Received by Sauce Labs for a Test
• Comparing the Duration of Tests Run Locally and On Sauce

Browser Tips and Troubleshooting

• Attempting send_keys to a textarea Element Fail for Marionette in Firefox 53
• Chromedriver crashes when setting cookies with a trailing space
• Customizing Chrome with ChromeOptions
• Customizing Firefox with FirefoxOptions
• Dismiss "Adobe Flash" Dialog for Firefox
• Firefox Dev/Beta Browser Won't Start

Script and Language Tips and Troubleshooting

• Configuring Java RemoteWebDriver to Connect to Sauce Labs through a Proxy
• Could not start a new session. Possible causes are invalid address of the remote server or browser start-up failure.
• Injecting Cookies to Bypass Authentication Dialogs
• Karma Tests Disconnect, Particularly When Running Tests on Safari
• Pass/Fail Status Errors When Using Protractor Behind a Proxy
• UnsupportedCommandException Error When Running Chrome with W3C Capabilities