Why RSpec Is the Best Test Syntax Framework for End-to-End Test Automation?

Simple, Intuitive, Well-Proven and Ruby

In the context of End-to-End Test Automation, Test Automation Framework actually means two frameworks: Automation + Test Syntax. The automation framework drives the app; The test syntax framework provides the test structure and assertion.

In my Selenium WebDriver recipes book series,

the automation framework I used, of course, is Selenium WebDriver; The test syntax frameworks are:

• RSpec (Ruby)
• JUnit4 and JUnit5 (Java)
• Pytest (Python)
• Mocha (JavaScript)
• Visual Studio Unit Testing Framework (C#)

For desktop test automation, I favor using Appium WinAppDriver with RSpec. For mobile test automation, my preference is Appium with XCUITest/UIAutomator2 + RSpec. For API testing, I prefer using Ruby with RSpec.

In this article, I explain why I believe RSpec is the best test syntax framework for end-to-end (E2E) test automation.