Watir, Watin, Selenium

Pros and cons of each:

Watir - Pros

1. Easy to learn Ruby
2. Has Watir Recorder (for easy recording)
3. Is the only one of the 3 to capture modal dialogs
4. Can use Cubictest with Watir

Cons

1. Apparently doesn't handle Ajax applications as well as Watin

Watin - Pros

1. In C#.Net
2. WatinRecorder is very good

Cons

1. Does not handle modal dialogs
2. Can't use Cubictest

Selenium - Pros

1. Most widely available of open source automated test tools
2. Has built in IDE Firefox extension
3. Can't test directly against IE

Cons

1. Must install Selenium Remote on web server hosting AUT (in order to test IE)
2. Not sure if it handles modal dialogs. Firefox doesn't handle modal dialogs in CRM application so would need to code this to run in IE.

Other Tools (Miscellaneous)

Other tools that I've found useful are:

1). Sandboxie - Creates a sandbox to run applications which minimises access to the registry & files.
2). Freemind - Great open source mind mapping tool which I've found useful for creating test cases. Can export to .jpg, .html format.
3). AVG - free anti-virus software. Next best thing to Kaspersky in PC mag reviews.
4). Comodo Firewall Pro - free firewall and not as intrusive as Norton.

Open Source Testing Tools

1). Virtual Box - Virtualisation.
2). CamStudio - Screen Recording
3). Sahi - Automated Testing
4). Selenium
5). Watir

Miscellaneous

1). jEdit
2). gadwin Print Screen

Glossary

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