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Revainrating 4.5 out of 5Β Β 
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4.6
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Description of Watir

An open source Ruby library for automating tests. Watir interacts with a browser the same way people do: clicking links, filling out forms and validating text.

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Revainrating 5 out of 5

Easy and quick way for website/page automated

It is easy to use, it works well in all browsers (even IE), you can easily automate web pages using watir-webdriver & webelement methods. The API documentation could be better but I have not found any other issues so far. If your application requires automation of websites that are not compatible or supported by Selenium WebDriver then this tool will help you achieve what was impossible before. Automation testing has become much easier now thanks to selenium web driver which gives us more…

Pros
  • Easy installation with RubyGems
  • No need for installing additional tools like Java etc.Good support from community including gem maintainers as they respond quickly when there's something wrong within their gems/codebase itself.,Easy setup through Gemfile#watirmatica makes writing tests simple even if unfamiliarity exists due lack experience working specifically wth ruby codebases;Automated
Cons
  • Mostly okay, but...

Revainrating 4 out of 5

A solid automation tool with lots more functionality

I really like watir as it has helped me automate my tests in many cases. It took me a while to get used to the syntax but once you figure it out it's great! There is nothing that i dislike about this plugin so far. Sometimes I feel that there aren't enough features that are provided by watir. For example, there isn't any way of adding new tabs or windows which can be solved using multiple watir objects. Also there is no support for css selectors which can be solved using selenium. It would be…

Pros
  • Very easy
  • Reliable tool.
  • Supports various browser including headless browsers (ephomaphones) supports mobile too
  • Fast execution times.
  • Good UI experience
  • High Quality Reports / Dashboards/ Screenshots etc
Cons
  • No feature comparison chart available with other tools