BDD-testing using a UI driver (e.g. Selenium for a web-application)

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Can BDD (Behavior Driven Design) tests be implemented using a UI driver?

For example, given a web application, instead of:

  • Writing tests for the back-end, and then more tests in Javascript for the front-end

Should I:

  • Write the tests as Selenium macros, which simulate mouse-clicks, etc in the actual browser?

The advantages I see in doing it this way are:

  • The tests are written in one language, rather than several
  • They're focussed on the UI, which gets developers thinking outside-in
  • They run in the real execution environment (the browser), which allows us to
    • Test different browsers
    • Test different servers
    • Get insight into real-world performance

Thoughts?

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