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Author: harsha509

website_and_docs/content/blog/2024/selenium-community-live-episode1.md

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 date: 2024-12-25
 tags: ["webinar", "meetup", "talks","community"]
 categories: ["webinar"]
-author: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/muepallavi/" target="_blank">Pallavi Sharma</a>
+author: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/musepallavi/" target="_blank">Pallavi Sharma</a>
 images:
 description: >
   Selenium Community Live - Episode 1

website_and_docs/content/blog/2025/lambdatest-selenium-partnership.md

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+---
+title: "LambdaTest Becomes a Selenium Development Partner"
+linkTitle: "LambdaTest Becomes a Selenium Development Partner"
+date: 2025-04-10
+tags: ["selenium"]
+categories: ["general"]
+author: Sri Harsha [@harsha509](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sriharsha509/)
+images:
+  - "/images/blog/2025/lambdatest-selenium-development-partner.png"
+description: >
+  The Selenium Project is pleased to welcome LambdaTest as an official Development Partner.
+---
+
+We are excited to share that [LambdaTest](https://www.lambdatest.com) has joined as a development 
+partner for Selenium. This partnership highlights our shared commitment 
+to innovation, community engagement, and collaborative progress in the 
+test automation space. LambdaTest’s dedicated Open Source Program Office (OSPO) 
+is contributing valuable expertise and resources that will further enrich the Selenium ecosystem.
+
+## A Partnership Rooted in Open Source Values
+
+At the heart of Selenium lies a vibrant community dedicated to open 
+standards and continuous improvement. Our collaboration with LambdaTest 
+is designed to strengthen the community by channeling focused contributions 
+from their OSPO—improving tools, integrations, and documentation for 
+Selenium users around the world.
+
+## About LambdaTest
+
+[LambdaTest](https://www.lambdatest.com) is a platform that empowers businesses to 
+accelerate time to market through intelligent, cloud-based test authoring, 
+orchestration, and execution. With over 15,000 customers and 2.3 million+ 
+users across 130+ countries, LambdaTest is the trusted choice for modern software testing.
+
+## Key Points of the Partnership
+
+- **Open Source Integrity:** Selenium continues to flourish as a community-led project, embodying the true spirit of open source.
+- **Dedicated OSPO Contributions:** The team at LambdaTest is actively enhancing Selenium by improving documentation, bolstering community support, and enabling better integrations. Their efforts are aimed at empowering the global Selenium user base.
+- **Community-Focused Innovation:** By pooling our collective expertise, we are well-positioned to drive new solutions and elevate test automation practices to new heights.
+
+## What This Partnership Means for the Community
+
+The contributions from LambdaTest’s OSPO are set to bring 
+notable benefits to the broader testing landscape:
+
+- **Faster Development:** The infusion of dedicated engineering resources will accelerate the development of new features and improvements.
+- **Improved Stability:** Increased efforts in testing and quality assurance will help quickly identify and resolve issues.
+- **Better Documentation:** Enhanced documentation will make it easier for users to dive into Selenium and harness its advanced capabilities.
+- **Enhanced Community Support:** LambdaTest will play an active role in organizing and sponsoring community events, fostering rich collaboration and knowledge sharing.
+
+## Looking Ahead
+
+This partnership is more than a technical alliance—it reaffirms our 
+belief in the power of community-led development. The proactive contributions 
+from LambdaTest’s OSPO will help create a more connected and empowered test 
+automation community. We invite you to join our upcoming workshops, webinars, 
+and discussion forums to see firsthand how these collaborative projects will 
+shape the future of open source test automation.
+
+Formalizing LambdaTest as a Selenium development partner is a milestone that 
+celebrates our commitment to innovation and community spirit. With the dedicated 
+efforts from LambdaTest’s OSPO, we continue our mission to enhance the 
+Selenium ecosystem for every developer and tester worldwide.
+
+Join us on this journey toward a future that is more resilient, 
+supportive, and inventive in the realm of test automation.