Summary
In this chapter, we delved into the basics of testing web apps using Capybara and Selenium. We learned how to control a browser, interact with a website, query its contents, and make assertions about it. We also learned about the importance of a black-box testing strategy to today's web apps, which rely on JavaScript for all functionality. In the next chapter, we will draw on what we learned here to build a web app of our own, starting with integration (or acceptance) tests, following a methodology known as BDD. Then, in Chapter 8, Tackling the Challenges of End-to-end Testing, we will learn about some challenges related to end-to-end testing of web apps and solve them by adjusting both our app code and our tests.
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