Selenium 4.0 and W3C: What You Need to Know
summary
Selenium 4 implements the W3C WebDriver standard so most tests are 90% drop‑in change — update the library, switch to the W3C capability keys (platformName, browserName, browserVersion or vendor:options), and use ChromeOptions/immutable capabilities. The JSON wire protocol is being phased out (JSON Wire Protocol removed), leaving legacy users potentially pinned to Chrome 72 until they migrate. Selenium Grid modernizes for Docker/Kubernetes, merging hub and node, Selenium IDE adds smart locators and plugins, and Appium already targets the new protocol.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Start
- 8:50WHAT IS A STANDARD??
- 9:19WHATS THE DIFFERENCE?
- 17:23IN A PERFECT WORLD
- 20:30WHY SHOULD I SWITCH NOW?
- 22:08WILL MY TESTS STILL RUN?
- 22:53AN EXAMPLE IN JAVA-BEFORE
- 24:02AN EXAMPLE IN JAVA-AFTER
- 29:56SELENIUM GRID
- 37:42STRAIGHT FROM HUGS
- 39:30SOFTWARE FREEDOM CONSERVANCY
