Knowhow

The 'Helsinki-Shortcut' for VS Code

How you can get your Robot Framework tests written in record time

Simon Meggle

Be honest: how many times a day do you press the ⏵ button in VS Code? How much time have you spent waiting for the browser to finally start up?
If your workflow is an endless loop of trial and error involving writing a keyword, starting a test, writing the next keyword, starting the test again… then this hack is for you.

Game Changer: Secret Variables!

Security by Design

Simon Meggle

If you work with sensitive data in Robot Framework, you know the dilemma: Suddenly, a password, token, or API key slips into the log and is visible to everyone… 😬 The reason: Robot Framework logs everything: every variable, every keyword call, every return value.

This is cool for debugging. But it’s fatal when you’re working with real access data. A new feature in Robot Framework promises to remedy this—and this article explains exactly how.

Effortless Python Environments in Robotmk with RCC

All you need to know about RCC, the 'virtualenv on steroids'

Simon Meggle

In this blog article, we shed light on the background to the development of RCC, the problems it solves and the immense advantage it brings to the Robotmk project.