>I'd recommend coding the tests instead of using the IDE, much less frustrating.
The advantage of visual/screenshot-driven automation tools like Screenster.io or Kantu.io is twofold:
1. It allows non-developers to join the testing team and create automated web tests.
2. Even if you are a developer by training, tools like NW.js or PhantomJS still have a significant learning curve. I argue that developer time is typically better spend on the product than on coding complex test cases.
In addition, an important part of Aldi's recent success in Germany is that they do not compromise on quality. Often their products (say olive oil, toilet paper,...) win/score at the top of consumer reports. They have a great brand image (much better than Lidl).
With iMacros (for Chrome or Firefox) you can automate for example the login to websites. Maybe that can be part of your setup. Our use AutoHotkey (AHK) to automate Windows as a whole.
The quoted article is one point of view. As with all current events, only history will tell who is wrong or right.
Another viewpoint is: It is "public knowledge" that the same "bitter EU medicine" worked well for Ireland, Portugal and Spain. So from the "Pigs" countries - only the "g" refuses to take it. That is their right. But then don't blame/insult the doctor.
These lists would be great discussion material for a medium to advanced level Chinese class at the many Confucius institutes around the world. But it is very unlikely that it will show up there anytime soon.
I thought the key point of Googles new tiny & slow self-driving car is that it is so slow, that "just stopping" is the adequate solution to all unforeseen issues. This would give the driver enough time to wake up & take over. (Or someone does it remotely). And really, from all issues that might be open, I am sure that traffic lights are a solved problem. How hard would it be to pass a law that requires all (mobile) traffic lights to send out some radio-signal to communicate with self-driving cars? Such an emergency stop signal would also be useful for human-driven cars.
Nice. They use deep convolutional neural nets, which is the key algorithm that dominated the ILSVRC 2014. This computer vision contest included, among other challenges, recognizing different bird (and dog and cat and spider and.... ) breeds. There is a blog post about ILSVRC that even uses the same xkcd comic ;) http://blog.a9t9.com/2014/10/amazing-progress-of-computer-vi...
I fail to understand why any school would need iPads or similar devices. Use the classic blackboard and invest every $ in recruiting and training GOOD teachers.
Yes, a computer room or some sets of LEGO mindstorms kits can make good sense. But iPads or Chromebooks for every kid? Come on...
The advantage of visual/screenshot-driven automation tools like Screenster.io or Kantu.io is twofold:
1. It allows non-developers to join the testing team and create automated web tests.
2. Even if you are a developer by training, tools like NW.js or PhantomJS still have a significant learning curve. I argue that developer time is typically better spend on the product than on coding complex test cases.