Talk:List of GUI testing tools
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Question: Should "Eggplant" really be categorized under the "Cross-Platform" section? That's moreso a function of it's manufacturer's marketing message than anything else. To my understanding it merely uses screenshot and comparison technology against the VNC window to automate applications that reside in a different OS. Both WinRunner and TestPartner (as well as Segue, Empirix, and IBM/Rational) can also do this... thus, they are all "Cross-Platform" as well...
Perhaps the testing tools sections should be subdivided by commericial tools, and free/open source tools? That would allow tools such as WinRunner, Eggplant, and TestPartner to be (appropriately) grouped together. It would also ensure that the page doesn't turn into a marketing vehicle (as it apparently has for Eggplant).
Comment: the section "Generating test suites using Genetic Algorithms" is really interesting, but could do with some calm, measured editing. (I don't have the SM knowledge to do this). Jenny MacKinnon 05:48, 5 December 2005 (UTC)
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I agree that these tools are difficult to categorize, and I would add that all of the tools that are currently listed should probably go under Automated GUI Testing, not the generic GUI testing section. It may be more helpful if the tools listed here dealt with the inherent complexity of GUI testing (e.g., states and sequences) and how to produce test cases that can be used in both manual and automated environments. Jruuska 05:36, 4 February 2006 (UTC)
Two things:
- The article is called "GUI testing" but is about automatic GUI testing only. A section about manual GUI testing is missing. Particular, because manual testing is still the predominant way of testing GUIs. Which leads me to the next point.
- I would like to see a more down-to-earth treatment of the topic. Automatic GUI testing does not work in practice for many, many people. It is nice that so many approaches to automatic testing are discussed, however, in parctice they are hardly relevant. There is no silver bullet, and the problem is, for practical purposes, unsolved. 212.117.81.29 08:53, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
