Exploring the Power of Digital Automation with WebdriverIO

'When digital automation is done right, it's like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly, but when done wrong, all you have is a caterpillar.'

The digital vision in the #automation space provides limitless technology fusion. "Going Digital" will open a vast area to give many meanings to it, but from a #technology-company point of view, it is a shared vision. It is a new trend to show customers what a company can do by going #digital #strategy. Customers are very keenly looking for companies that have implemented their #digital #strategy in the right way with the right #tools and #technology. #Automation in the testing area is ample space to explore such a strategic approach. Various tools and frameworks are available in the market for #digital #automation, such as #cypress, #robot, #webdriverIO, and many more.

WebdriverIO (WDIO) Framework

There are hundreds of tools available in the market for #webapplications, #mobileapps, and #apiautomation, one of the widely used tools to Automate testing in the web world is #webdriverIO. It is a simple #framework with many services which work on top of #selenium, #chromedriver, and #google DevTools services. It is #opensource and Suitable for #webUI testing, #apitesting, and #mobileapp testing with simple add-on packages. It has a wide range of #reporting tools with colorful graphical dashboards. #webdriverIO also can containerize through #docker and build a #CI using #jenkins.  

The Architecture is simple with #nodeJS as the base, WDIO sits on top of it, and the programming language supported is #javascript. The framework and services are many, and you can plug in the right combination for your needs.

This tool seems suitable for all new programming languages like #angular, #polymer, #react, etc. We have worked on this tool for several years and are always open to exploring new possibilities based on our customer's needs.  

#webdriverIO is like a LEGO block where you can add on your plug-ins and services to make your combination of technologies for testing Automation. There is 24/7 community support available from the #openJS Foundation Community. WDIO release cycle is frequent – below are the stats of its last five releases.

#webdriverIO is widely used by the #bigtech giants like #google, #microsoft, #deloitte, #netflix, #sap, #goPro, and many more  

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