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PhantomJS Is Dead, Use Chrome Headless in Continuous Integration

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Date Published
Author
Marko Anastasov
Word Count
240
Language
English
Hacker News Points
-
Summary

PhantomJS, once a popular tool for continuous integration, has been effectively abandoned following the resignation of its sole maintainer, Vitaliy Slobodin, who cited challenges in supporting multiple platforms and the superior performance of Chrome. In March 2018, PhantomJS's creator, Ariya Hidayat, officially announced the archiving of the project, with version 2.1.1 being its last stable release. In response, users are advised to transition to Headless Chrome, which Semaphore supports with preinstalled versions, for better speed and stability. Alternatively, Selenium with Firefox is recommended for its reliability. The contributions of PhantomJS developers are acknowledged, and community discussion is encouraged via Discord.