Before we can begin writing end to end tests it is important to understand the technologies that are used and how they interact. This section introduces each of the technologies that make up end to end tests, which are: Java, Java Web Start, Gherkin, Cucumber, Selenium WebDriver and Iridium.

This lecture talks about Java and how it is used by Iridium to power the testing process.

Java Web Start allows test writers to distribute their tests with ease. In this lecture students will see what web start is and how it works.

In this lecture we will explore how Gherkin allows tests writers to create tests that can be read by anyone.

In this lecture students will learn what Cucumber is, and how it relates to Gherkin and Selenium WebDriver.

In this lecture students will learn what Selenium WebDriver is, and how it relates to Cucumber.

In this final lecture students will learn how Gherkin, Cucumber and Selenium WebDriver are brought together with Iridium to produce a single solution that allows test writers to focus on writing end to end tests.

Iridium has a number of prerequisites applications that need to be installed before students can start writing tests. This section will show you where to download these applications, and how to configure them.

In this lecture students will learn where to download and how to configure Chrome, Java 8 and Atom.

It's time to start writing tests! In this section students will replicate the steps that were demonstrated in the first video on the demo website TicketMonster.

What is TicketMonster, and why was it chosen to to demonstrate end to end tests? This lecture will answer these questions.

At this point students have learned enough theory to write and launch their first test. In this lecture students will complete the process of writing a test, creating a web start file, and launching the test against a live web application.

Being able to identify an element within a web application is critical to writing end to end tests. This section introduces browser developer tools, HTML and CSS, and discusses how these concepts are used when writing tests.

This lecture introduces the Chrome developer tools, which are provided as part of the Chrome web browser to support developers and testers.

HTML and CSS are critical concepts to understand before writing complex end to end tests. This lecture looks at what HTML and CSS are, and how students will inspect the HTML and CSS of a web application using the Chrome developer tools.

Aliases are an important feature of Chrome which allow testers to write tests that are easy to read and maintain.

In this lecture students will learn how to add aliases to their test scripts, and see why using aliases is so important.

It is time to replicate a complete journey through TicketMonster!

In this lecture students will replicate a complete end to end journey through a web application.

Replicating a end user's actions is only half the story. In this lecture we will look at using Iridium to verify data generated by a web application.

Regular expressions are a powerful tool for matching text. In this lecture students will learn the basics of regular expressions, and learn how to use free online tools for experimenting with matching text using regular expressions.

This lecture will wrap up the end to end test by adding verification of the data generated by the TicketMonster web application.

This lecture introduces a new way to launch Iridium using the command line.

In this lecture we'll look at how to build up a command that can be used to run Iridium in both PowerShell and Bash.