Which webdriver framework to choose if the application itself is a singlepage site on php + backbone, but there is only C# knowledge?

Question

Automation

The task is to make cross-browser tests + some functional tests on the client side for the site in javascript (backbone), the server is written in php. Of the languages, I want to use C #, so Selenide probably disappears. In the future, it is planned to run tests using the CI server (reports, as I understand it, are also enough relatives from CI), in the near future - by hand or nunit. Thinking about sikuli for crossbrowser testing but not sure.
Also, in general, doubts arise whether it is worth looking for something like protractor instead of a web driver.
I would be glad for any advice!

Answer 1

What does cross-browser tests and some functional tests mean?
Are you saying that you want to automate layout testing? - if so, then use Galen, I don’t know anything better, and it’s unlikely that there is such a functional and simple tool.
At the expense of functional tests, what does not suit the same Selenium? - reports can be generated, for example, by creating a build setting after running tests, there will be an output that will be understandable to a report generator, such as Allure.

Answer 2

I read that for applications with angular, they came up with a special protractor library, which has methods for easy testing of angular. In the webdriver, as I understand it, there is no emphasis on javascript. I have to automate testing, for the most part, the execution of various client scripts. How to do it through webdriver? Can protractor be used to test a backbone application?