Selenium WebDriver: Introduction (Part 2)

Part 1 introduced WebDriver and a first script. This post (Part 2) goes deeper: choosing and writing locators that stay stable, using explicit waits correctly so tests are not flaky, and applying best practices so your UI automation is maintainable and reliable in CI.

Locators in depth

A locator is how you tell WebDriver which element to interact with. The same element can often be found with different strategies; some are stable, others break when the UI changes.