--- title: "Vaishnavi Dontha (@Vaishnavi24) | Hashnode" description: "Automation Test Engineer. Read the latest articles by Vaishnavi Dontha on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@Vaishnavi24" --- @Vaishnavi24 # Vaishnavi Dontha @Vaishnavi24 · USA · Joined December 2020 Automation Test Engineer [Website](https://vaishnavidontha.github.io/) ### [Usage of annotations in TestNG](https://vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev/usage-of-annotations-in-testng?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) TestNG annotations are defined before methods in the Test class to control the next batch of code/method to be executed. If in case any of the annotations are NOT defined in front of a test method, the compiler just ignores and executes it as a part ... 3 min read · [vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev](https://vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev/usage-of-annotations-in-testng?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Jan 30, 2023](https://hashnode.com/posts/usage-of-annotations-in-testng/63d8290bef8a01cca0e1dd6b) ### [Part - 2 : Learning more about Selenide Elements](https://vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev/part-2-learning-more-about-selenide-elements?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Let's start our baby steps from here... From the recent blog, we got to know that the below methods play a major role in Selenide writing any test script - open(URL) = To launch the URL mentioned. $(selector) = returns the object of the first eleme... 2 min read · [vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev](https://vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev/part-2-learning-more-about-selenide-elements?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 21, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/part-2-learning-more-about-selenide-elements/63a27492be46723a115ebd0c) ### [Part - 3 Functional Testing and its Testing Approaches](https://vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev/part-3-functional-testing-and-its-testing-approaches?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) What is Functional Testing (in a deeper context)? Process of verifying a system working as expected when its functionality is examined by a user or by another system. A few of them might include - Unit Tests: Initial step of testing is to check each... 2 min read · [vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev](https://vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev/part-3-functional-testing-and-its-testing-approaches?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 12, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/part-3-functional-testing-and-its-testing-approaches/6397aae09bdbe037f559cbbc) ### [Selenide Introduction](https://vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev/selenide-introduction?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) Created by Andrei Solntsev What is Selenide? Wrapper for Selenium WebDriver which allows users to write easier, faster UI Tests. This solves different problems related to Selenium Webdriver, a few of them are; Thread Safety, Run-Time Exceptions, T... 2 min read · [vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev](https://vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev/selenide-introduction?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [Dec 12, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/selenide-introduction/63978a8d487ddf9e2476303a) ### [Part - 2 of QA Resources](https://vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev/part-2-of-qa-resources?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) In this blog, let's check what exactly STLC is? and the Testing classifications - which is mainly required to know as a Test Engineer. STLC - Software Testing Life Cycle This is a sequence of activities performed by the Testing team for a quality of... 3 min read · [vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev](https://vaishnavithetester.hashnode.dev/part-2-of-qa-resources?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) [May 13, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/part-2-of-qa-resources/627ea32255afbae29a6230ea)