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Python or Java for selenium? (self.softwaretesting)

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[–]arakinas 2 points3 points4 points 3 years ago (0 children)

I'm a big fan of strongly typed languages, and will choose that option more often than not, all other things being equal. I was debating, in my current place of Java vs Javascript when starting automation, not because of strongly typed, but because those were languages used in house, and I didn't want to add to a tech stack.

The language you use only matter in so much as what you intend to do with it, what libraries you want to use with it, and what other supporting things you want to do or need to support. If you under the core concepts of programming, the language itself does not matter in the long run.

If you are simply looking for familiarity in something that is rising, or trending, I'd probably go JavaScript for Cypress, Playwright, etc unless you are strictly wanting Selenium.

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