Manuals / Selenium WebDriver / Ch 11

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11. Team standards & flake governance

Selenium WebDriver · 48 pages source format

Senior Selenium work is standards that outlive you: wait policy, POM rules, PR checklist, flake registry.

What you'll learn

  • SELENIUM-STANDARD.md
  • PR template
  • Flake ownership
  • Code review for tests

Selenium standard doc

No sleep, explicit waits only, POM required, locator priority, screenshot on fail, naming conventions.

Do this now

Write SELENIUM-STANDARD.md. Apply in one cleanup PR.

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PR checklist

New tests: POM, no sleep, isolated data, smoke marker if critical path.

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Add pull_request_template.md.

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Flake registry

FLAKES.md with date, test, cause, fix, owner. Monthly review.

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Document one flake (real or simulated) with root cause analysis.

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Checklist