MImichaelmior·Jan 16, 2025Submission
QA via natural language AI tests
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shortest
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shortest
QA via natural language AI tests
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What Hacker News says
3 sourcesCool to see another open source AI browser testing project! There’s a couple of others I’ve heard of as well:
Skyvern: https://github.com/Skyvern-AI/skyvern
Shortest: https://github.com/anti-work/shortest
I’d love to hear what makes Stagehand different and pros/ cons.
Of course, I have no complaints to see more competition and open source work in this space. Keep up the great work!
In Show HN: Stagehand – an open source browser automation framework powered by AIShow HN: Shortest, a natural language AI-powered testing framework
Shortest is an open-source AI-powered testing framework that allows developers to write end-to-end tests in plain English, as simple as:
shortest(“user can sign up and create a $5 product”)
The thesis is that being able to write short tests in English → more tests → fewer regressions as AI writes and ships more code.
Would love to hear what you all think! Feedback (and contributions) welcome.
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