How to perform functional testing of a dynamic website?

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Published on 2010-04-20T14:45:41Z Indexed on 2010/04/20 15:03 UTC
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I have already test Firefox extension like "Selenium" and "Molybdenum" but they are not really usefull with a dynamic website.

Indeed, the content changes often so all functionnal tests recorded are quickly deprecated.

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