Houdini
Dev tools
web app testing
SHOW HN2014
How HN took it
5 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 4 critical, out of 14 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Idea: 2 for, 2 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 1 for, 0 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good-looking, promising tool for testing complex dynamic sites
From 3 comments
Looks really promising if it can work on complex dynamic sites! The sample script provided is totally incorrect though: ``` <script…
sync on HNA great looking tool! Can't wait to try it out on a few hundred projects :)
katowulf on HNThis is intriguing. If those guys get it to work on complex, real-world web sites I think they can build a serious business around this. I'm gonna give this a try. Best of luck!
firebunnytime on HN
Useful for QA teams
From 1 comment
Would be recommending this to the QA folks at work. Thanks for sharing!
hack_info_get on HN
GitHub login does not require access to private repos
From 1 comment
Major "thank you" for doing github login without requiring me to hand over my private repositories.
freerobby on HN
Objections
Snapshot/DOM-based approach may not verify correct behaviour or assertions
From 3 comments
In the dynamic content example; with the previous showing one item and the second screen shot showing two items, what is it about the DOM structure that makes this a passing…
aantix on HNThat was my point; a "progressive diff" isn't just two samples. At test sample #2, whether an item inserts or updates, either could be correct at that point.
aantix on HNThis concept of testing seems strange and very limiting when it comes to the assertions you wish to make. If you post "Hello World!" I would want to test that in my post feed…
randy_burden on HN
Sign-up flow gave no access before beta
From 1 comment
First of all, I'm very interested in this. Secondly, that was a very well-designed capture. You got me to give up my email, log in with GitHub, tell you how much I would pay, and…
Blahah on HN
Sample script in docs is incorrect
From 1 comment
Looks really promising if it can work on complex dynamic sites! The sample script provided is totally incorrect though: ``` <script…
sync on HN
Test notification may be visible to site users
From 1 comment
This looks awesome. Scared to put the Javascript on my site though, because it's unclear to me how the embedded Javascript will be able to differentiate me (the site owner) from…
pud on HN
Requests
Export to CasperJS or Selenium scripts for CI
From 2 comments
Very cool. I recently had an idea along those lines. Good to see someone's building something in this area. Will it be possible to generate CasperJS- or Selenium-compatible test…
BjoernKW on HNThanks! Yes we plan to make this possible. We've got a decent number of requests for similar functionality.
levlandau on HN
Questions
How the embedded JS tells site owner from regular users
From 1 comment
This looks awesome. Scared to put the Javascript on my site though, because it's unclear to me how the embedded Javascript will be able to differentiate me (the site owner) from…
pud on HN
How assertions are expressed beyond snapshots
From 2 comments
This concept of testing seems strange and very limiting when it comes to the assertions you wish to make. If you post "Hello World!" I would want to test that in my post feed…
randy_burden on HNIn the dynamic content example; with the previous showing one item and the second screen shot showing two items, what is it about the DOM structure that makes this a passing…
aantix on HN
Alternatives named
Selenium
From 1 comment
Very cool. I recently had an idea along those lines. Good to see someone's building something in this area. Will it be possible to generate CasperJS- or Selenium-compatible test…
BjoernKW on HN
CasperJS
From 1 comment
Very cool. I recently had an idea along those lines. Good to see someone's building something in this area. Will it be possible to generate CasperJS- or Selenium-compatible test…
BjoernKW on HN