Creating Web-Based Testware

Summary

In this chapter, you looked at how a web-based testware application could be developed, debugged, and deployed. We demonstrated how databases and web applications work together to form data-driven websites. Web applications like these are prevalent in the industry today and can range from quite simple, as in our example, to complex N-tier commercial sites.

While web development is a topic that cannot be fully discussed in only a few pages, we hope this chapter has given you a better understanding of how web applications work. Although professional web developers need years of experience to master their craft, a tester can still create web-based testware quite easily using Visual Web Developer 2005.

Also, remember that testware by its nature is often used for only one project before it needs to be reworked for the next project that comes along. While it is fun to create fancier websites, you may find it more cost effective to keep your web-based testware simple.