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Selenium Over the Years 
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Time. 
Time and Expenses
The Web in 2004
... And Then Came Selenium
Testability in the Age of Automation
I'd Love My Tests in Code
What if I Don't Code
The Web in 2005
Also in 2005: IDE
Meanwhile, In Australia...
All Good Things Come to an End
WebDriver
Open Sourcing WebDriver
The Web in 2007
2008: Project Velocities
2009: A Big Year
2010: More Mobile
2011: We <3 Standards
The Writing on the Wall
The Web in 2012
But We're Fine. Right?
Two Threats to Testability
Accidental Automation for Mobile
"One Vision"
What This Means For You

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