So what is Selenium WebDriver?

Marika Lam
Nov 1 · 2 min read
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What is Selenium WebDriver?

  • It is a browser automation framework that accepts commands and sends them to a browser.
  • It controls the browser by directly communicating with it.

How do you use it?

  • First, the user writes tests in an IDE, using the language-specific client provided API of their choice.

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Marika Lam

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👩‍💻 Software engineer 📍Bay Area

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