Below I have listed down the various reasons for using Java for Selenium:
Since Java is a widely used language in the IT industry, there is a huge community supporting it along with the massive repository of references.
Nearly 77% of Selenium Testers are using Java which makes knowledge sharing very easy and quick.
Java is around since ages because of which, there is an abundance of readily available frameworks, plugins, APIs and libraries that supports Java for test automation.
Java makes use of JVM which makes it a platform-independent language. In other words, you can use it in any Operating environment where JVM is installed.
As Java is statically typed, the Java IDEs provide a lot of feedback on errors that you might face while coding.
I hope this gives you enough reasons to understand the
popularity behind the use of Java for Selenium.
Now the question arises, how much you should know in Java to use it with Selenium. In the next section of this article, I will draw an abstract roadmap for you that will help you in getting started.
What to learn in Java for Selenium?
In order to use Java for Selenium, you need to
have a brief knowledge of the Java basics, starting off with:
Why use Java for Selenium?
Java is the most popularly used programming language for Selenium across the world. The below graph shows the usage of Java over other programming languages in India and US.
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