𝐒𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐚 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦 - 𝐈𝐟 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐊𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.

The more experience I gain, the more I’m convinced:
𝘐𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘴, 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘊𝘺𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, 𝘚𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘶𝘮, 𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘑𝘢𝘷𝘢 𝘵𝘰 𝘑𝘢𝘷𝘢𝘚𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘗𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦.

It’s not about syntax. It’s about structure. Here's what really matters 👇

🧱 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐈 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤:

• Use Page Object Model with clean separation
• Build a Singleton for shared resources like DB connection
• DeviceManager or BrowserFactory - with thread-safe handling (e.g., using locks) to support parallel test execution
• Add BasePage with shared logic
• Create BaseElement and atomic elements: Button, Input, Checkbox, etc
• Use reusable steps and forms on pages
• Make the framework configurable - for local & CI runs
• Store test data in JSON (or other types), switch per environment
• Add proper logs, linters, and reports with screenshots
• Keep CI runner files clean and reproducible
• Always update the README for easy setup

📌 This main mindset has helped me deliver fast, modular, maintainable automation in any language or tool because the foundation is solid.

💬 What are your non-negotiable architecture practices in test automation?
Feel free to add if I missed something 👇

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