Ask HN: How is HTML client-side testing done by big companies such as Google?

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Do they run such automated client side tests?

Do they use common tools such as Selenium? If not, what do they use?

This review https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/RGB0DI8V7KLN1/?AS... of the book "How Google Tests Software" (https://www.amazon.com/Google-Tests-Software-James-Whittaker...) gives a couple of hints. I don't own the book myself, I saw it on the desk of a QA engineer a while back.

I've read most of that book and can recommend it. Buy a copy or check it out from your local library if you're curious and/or want some ideas for testing at your own company.

I know Dropbox does use Selenium. Here's a Brandon Rhodes talk, "Using Python to Power Selenium at Scale"[0].

[0]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1aUuqKg_gA

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