One of the more difficult things about developing complex web applications is testing them. Most of the time, testing means having a person manually going through the system looking for stuff that breaks. This, quite obviously, isn't too efficient. An automated process would clearly be better.
Kevin sent me a link to Canoo WebTest (the front page isn't too helpful...start with the white paper). Basically, the system lets you write tests in what looks like a fairly simple XML syntax. You can fill in forms, click links, and more. Definitely worth a further look.
Posted by Karl
January 26, 2004 08:23 AM