Ranorex supports caching for app folders and rooted folders, which are two types of repository folders. The repository caching feature was designed specifically to improve test run performance. When an action associated with a repository item is executed during a test run, Ranorex tries to use the cache to avoid performing expensive and redundant searches. […]
Continue Reading...Ranorex Basics: RanoreXPaths and Repositories
In the previous post, we discussed plugins, elements and adapters, the most basic Ranorex components that make everything else tick. Whereas elements and adapters are the raw materials, RanoreXPaths and the repository are the sauce that makes it possible to query and work with the UI effectively. And while there isn’t much you can do to […]
Continue Reading...Where Have All The Good JavaScript Tutorials Gone?
This is a good news bad news post. If you want, you can skip ahead to the good news. The Bad News If you happen to be a JavaScript newbie scouring the web for a good free JavaScript tutorial, you’re pretty much out of luck. It’s amazing how many of the basic JavaScript tutorials are […]
Continue Reading...Ranorex Basics: Plugins, Elements and Adapters
Ranorex Studio does a great job of hiding all the internals making things simple for non-coders. When you get started with Ranorex, recording modules and building test suites, you don’t have to know too much about how it does things internally. But as your test suites grow and become more complex, knowing a bit more […]
Continue Reading...Ranorex Speed #1: Screen Resolution and the Debugger
The screen resolution and the Ranorex Studio debugger affect the execution speed of the test run. Ranorex Studio is built on top of the excellent open source SharpDevelop IDE, which is designed to mimic the Visual Studio IDE. This gives Ranorex many advanced capabilities, including the ability to debug and step through code modules and […]
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