Chapter 5: Introducing the Leading Frontend Web Development Frameworks

In previous chapters, we looked at the four leading frontend web test automation frameworks (Playwright, Puppeteer, Selenium, and Cypress), and outlined the key testing types, which include functional, non-functional, API, and accessibility. We also looked at some of the key testing objectives that developers and SDETs (software developer engineer in testing) consider when choosing a test automation framework.

In this chapter, we will look at the test frameworks from the web development and application perspectives and provide guidelines on how to ensure that your test framework best fits the application type as well as the web development frameworks.

The chapter is designed to cover the following:

• Charting the leading web development frameworks by their types
• Guidelines for picking the most advanced JavaScript web development technology

The goal of this chapter is to familiarize you with...