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Your first Playwright automations are likely to be a little... messy. After all, the web is a messy place. But taking automations to production means untangling that ball of spaghetti code, and transforming it into something more clear, performant, a...
All robust automations share one thing in common: they can handle the tides of uncertainty the web throws at them day after day. When developing robust applications on top of Playwright scripts, managing the unexpected is key to winning the day. This...
When you first start out in web automation, it's all about taking the right actions in the right order. But as you advance, timing becomes more and more important. A great script minimizes the amount of time it spends waiting for changes, and it para...
Who controls the locators, controls the web. Much of Playwright's power comes from its ability to target and interact with elements on a webpage. But as you well know, the web is a finicky place. Elements come and go, and the slightest change in HTML...
Playwright is a Swiss Army knife for browser automation, and nearly all of Playwright's expansive functionality is based on two core tools: selectors and locators. They're essential for anyone serious about working with Playwright, and they're the fo...
Playwright is such a powerful technology because it gives you programmatic access to a full web browser. However, that means it also suffers from the same weaknesses as the browser. Anything that slows down a human browsing the web also slows down yo...