Practical Web Test Automation

While few people deny the benefits of test automation, comprehensive automated testing via UI (browser for web applications) is rarely implemented in software projects. Common reasons for projects' failed attempts on test automation are:
Difficult to learn - test scripts are complex and testing tools are not easy to useHard to maintain - UI tests are vulnerable to application changesLong feedback loop - automated tests take too long to runTo succeed in automated testing via UI, software projects need to overcome all these 3 challenges.
This book presents a practical approach to implementing test automation for web applications. Topics include:
Developing easy to read and maintain Watir/Selenium tests using next-generation functional testing toolPage object modelFunctional Testing RefactoringsCross-browser testing against IE, Firefox and ChromeSetting up continuous testing server to manage execution of a large number of automated UI testsRequirement traceability matrixStrategies on team collaboration and test automation adoption in projects and organizations