Hey folks 👋,
Recently, I deep-dived into a blog on Playwright automation, and honestly, it changed how I look at end-to-end testing. Playwright has grown into one of the most powerful tools out there—way beyond what I initially thought when I switched from Selenium and Cypress.
One big takeaway for me was the importance of setup. I used to dump all my tests into one folder and wonder why my project became unmanageable. Turns out, project structure and test isolation make a huge difference as your test suite grows.
Another game-changer was understanding Playwright’s core building blocks: BrowserContext, Page, and Locator. Once you grasp these, writing clean, maintainable tests feels a lot more natural.
The blog also covered some cool tricks like using Playwright’s auto-waiting, codegen, and tracing for faster debugging. I tried using the npx playwright codegen command — it literally wrote the test script for me while I clicked through the UI. Mind-blown 🤯.
For anyone working in a CI/CD environment, integrating Playwright with GitHub Actions and setting up smart retries for flaky tests is a must. And let’s not forget cross-browser testing — running Chromium, WebKit, and Firefox in parallel is simpler than it sounds.
If you’re learning Playwright or exploring test automation strategies, this blog gave me practical insights I could apply right away.
👉 Check out the full blog here for the complete list of tips:
https://www.testleaf.com/blog/playwright-automation-secrets-what-the-pros-dont-tell-you/
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