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In the face of increased demand and competition, software development teams are expected to iterate faster each project sprint. Iterating faster creates a market advantage because it means you can adjust quickly to evolving market conditions, changing end-user sentiment, and an unforeseeable black swan (like a global pandemic). However, increased software delivery speed cannot come at the expense of a high-quality end-user experience.

Several new features and benefits for automated testing are included in the upcoming Selenium 4 release, such as: Selenium 4 has been designed to be a drop-in replacement, but there might be cases where tests or dependencies need to be adjusted. We recommend you to go through the following sections to understand better how this new version will benefit you and what potential changes might be needed to upgrade.

Both manual and automated testing have their place in the software development lifecycle. Understanding the pros and cons of each testing method — and the tools available for each — will help you find the most effective balance for your team.

Selenium 4 uses the W3C WebDriver standard protocol for browser automation. As browser vendors will only support W3C WebDriver in the future, using Selenium 4 ensures the widest possible range of support across all browsers, making your automation scripts future proof.

In today's competitive market, you can’t afford to risk poor product quality and software failures. Unfortunately, many companies still use outdated methods to manage their tests like Excel, Word, Google Sheets, or other spreadsheet tools. Without a proper test management app, your quality suffers and testing remains archaic and at the most basic level, tracking and logging tests.

With the rise of virtual production, creative pipelines are becoming increasingly complex, and dispersed. Team members around the globe need to collaborate remotely. This can create security vulnerabilities, which can range from misconfigured SSL settings to expiring certificates. To help studios protect what matters most, the Trusted Partner Network (TPN) created an evaluation process to standardize fundamental security protocols, across the industry.