Comments on: White UI Testing Framework for Windows Applications

By: Anton Valter

Anton Valter — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:16:52 +0000

Hello,
Could you, please, tell me, what GUI(or nonGUI) Tests-Runner i must use to run White tests.
I use NUnit to run nonGUI unit test. But,unfortunately, i can’t use it to run White tests.

Thank.

By: Darren Stokes

Darren Stokes — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:08:02 +0000

Winrunner is quite well known so I am sure it will remain around. It also has the ability to capture the test while the user is running the application, which is nice.

The problem I have always had with Winrunner, at least everytime I have looked at it, is that it uses the windows accessability api to read the controls. If you happen to need to test a control that doesn’t handle accessability properly, you are out in the cold. You can always use absolute positioning but that leads to very brittle tests.

The Winrunner scripting language is not real fun to use, at least not for me. I would rather use something like White if I have to result to writing code.

I really see White as a good unit testing tool where Winrunner might be more at the integration test layer. Winrunner will likely excel in load testing senarios as well.

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:42:11 +0000

Interesting read…looks really easy to use. So in your opinion, where then does it leave commercial apps like Winrunner and automated testing tools?

Sure Winrunner can record your actions, but with White it looks like it’s just as easy to script those same actions.