Ever wondered if you can automate testing of your web application, but couldn't produce a satisfactory solution? If so, this is the session for you! Attend this session to understand the alternatives you have for unit and functional testing of web applications.

Testing a web application is a complex task. You must not only ensure that each unit is working as expected, but also ensure that your application works correctly on all target browsers and operating systems. The sad fact is that not all browsers behave in the expected, standards-compliant manner. Performing all tests manually is not only cumbersome, but also error-prone and expensive. This necessitates automated testing of the application inside all relevant browsers. With the increasing use of Javascript and AJAX, automated functional testing is becoming even more important.

This presentation will show strategies for testing web applications. It will cover both unit testing as well as functional testing. For unit testing, it will discuss the mock object approach. Since unit testing is necessary, but not sufficient, the presentation will discuss tools available for functional testing. It will also study a specific tool -- Selenium -- that simplifies functional testing. During this session, we will do live coding to solidify the concepts learned.