Productivity: Testing

The official release of Telerik WebUI Test Studio is finally out! The Q1 2009 bits were uploaded last Thursday, March 12. For those who are interested in the product and especially the ones that downloaded the BETA test studio, I’d like to call your attention to the new features since the Beta update announced two weeks ago. First of all, the RadControls translators are updated to reflect the latest changes in the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX suite. Due to the major improvements in the skins most of the translators needed modification. In other words, make sure you run the Q1 ...

The unique translator model of the WebUI Test Studio ensures the complex applications and the composite controls are supported out-of-the-box. For example, you don’t need to do anything to test your application where the RadFileExplorer is integrated. This component comes with the Q1 2009 release and consists of several other controls already covered by the RadControls Translators. Loading a RadFileExplorer demo in the Automation Surface, you’ll get them recognized right away. Some screen captures follow. The Grid’s on the right:

We are pleased to announce the new Beta update of WebUI Test Studio! It is a huge step towards the first official release coming with Q1 2009. The Highlights: 1. All reported issues were addressed! I am very pleased to say that! This includes the few problems related to the installer, a couple of fixes about the IDE components in the Design Canvas as well as various issues regarding the RadControls translators. 2. Full compatibility with the RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX Q1 2009 Beta. The Beta of the RadControls is available since the end of the last week. ...

The Automation Design Canvas is a great test automation solution. You’ll get convinced after watching the videos on Telerik TV or downloading the WebUI Test Studio and start recording your first tests. And still there’s something great to be found about this tool – its excellent extensibility model.   Building the translators During the last couple of months our team had the pleasure to work on extending the tool for the purpose of RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX application test automation. We aim to provide the extensions that will enable our customers to create the necessary regression tests as easy as ...

I’m excited to announce publicly that from Q1 2009 the Telerik portfolio will be extended with the WebUI Test Studio product. Powered by ArtOfTest, the new test automation solution reduces to minimum the efforts needed to test your Web Applications regardless complexity and structure. In order to make the life of developers and QAs working with RadControls for ASP.NET AJAX even easier, the tool also extends the Automation Design Canvas codeless recording solution to operate over the RadControls Web Apps. Read more on the product home page.   Why is it so easy? The environment is well-known – ...