Speeding up test execution in Playwright — shared session
This is a nice follow-up read to some great advice on improving Playwright test execution speed from the previous week's issue.
Additionally, Kostiantyn Teltov wrote an article about Playwright with .NET. What? Is it useful?
Migrating from Selenium to Playwright: A Guide for Teams
With the rising popularity of Playwright, many teams are considering switching from their current frameworks. Here's a great guide on how to move from Selenium by Luc Gagan.
Fixing flaky Playwright visual regression tests
If you're facing flaky visual tests, check out Chris Boakes' tips on how to address that, with examples in Playwright.
Statistics of Assertions in Playwright Test Suite
Andrey Enin did an interesting analysis on one of his projects to determine what type of Playwright assertions are the most common.
Moreover, Beth Clarke explores E2E Testing with Playwright for Python: Pros and Cons.
Can we use Playwright for API Automation Project? Yes!
Playwright is a versatile tool that comes with API testing capabilities, which Numanhan Duran explores in this article.
And this comes in contrast to what the community thinks about Automating API Tests with Cucumber, the worst choice?.
Playwright: The Best of Cypress and Selenium
Paul Grandjean wrote a high-level comparison of the three most popular test tools for web: Playwright, Cypress and Selenium.
And as an example, Butch Mayhew demonstrates how to Add Test Tags to Get Targeted Feedback in Playwright.
Track Frontend JavaScript exceptions with Playwright fixtures
Stefan Judis shows a clever way of altering your Playwright tests to help you find JavaScript exceptions during test runtime.
Our Playwright testing standards at Houseful
If you want to learn how to properly write tests with Playwright, Boyana Staneva put together a brilliant overview of good practices.
Also, be aware that Playwright's getByRole is 1.5x slower than CSS selectors, according to Illia Zub's findings.
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Playwright Tips From the Checkly Community
If you use Playwright, you'll find this useful. Stefan Judis put together a list of tips shared by people actively working with this tool.
Also, someone created a visual watch mode for Playwright to write/debug tests faster locally.
