Brittle Ui Tests

Definition:

• Tests having fixed delays, bad selectors and targeting elements, and difficult investigating failures

Code Example:

driver.Url = "http://somedomain/url_that_delays_loading";
Thread.Sleep(5000);
IWebElement myDynamicElement = driver.FindElement(By.Id("someDynamicElement"));

References:

Quality attributes

• - Code Example

• - Cause and Effect

• - Frequency

• - Refactoring

• Tips to avoid brittle ui tests