Rapid Application Development (RAD) is a software development methodology that prioritizes rapid prototyping and quick feedback over long-term planning and design. Rich Internet Applications (RIA) are web applications that have the features and functionality of traditional desktop applications. RIA GUI testing tools are software tools that help automate the testing of RIA applications. These tools can help developers and testers create functional tests for web applications and RIAs that run in a web browser or outside of it to verify that they work correctly. Some popular RIA GUI testing tools include:
- TestComplete: A functional testing tool that can create tests for web applications and RIAs that run in a web browser or outside of it .
- Rapise: A scriptless test automation platform with support for cross-browser testing. It can test desktop, mobile, the web (including Selenium support), Java applications, and even APIs (REST and SOAP) .
- Selenium: A popular open-source testing tool that can be used to test web applications and RIAs .
- LambdaTest: A cloud-based testing platform that can be used to test web applications and RIAs on different browsers and operating systems .
These tools can help developers and testers create and run functional tests in all major web browsers, verify the data and attributes of web page elements, link validity, and the web page structure and accessibility. Depending on your testing goals, you can implement one of the possible approaches to web testing: cross-platform or classic. Cross-platform web testing allows recording browser- and platform-independent tests and run them in a wide range of web browsers—not only in those that TestComplete supports, but also in new ones, like Safari, run in a broad range of environments—Windows, Linux, Unix, Mac OS, and mobile Android and iOS. Classic web testing is available starting from TestComplete version 14.4. It allows creating and running functional tests in any supported web browser, but only on the Windows operating system .