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How do you handle multiple authenticated user roles in a single Playwright test?I'm writing a test for an admin action that should be visible to admins but hidden from regular users. The test needs…
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Best approach for testing file downloads in Playwright?I need to test that a CSV export button downloads the correct file with the right data. Our app generates the file…
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When should you use Playwright component testing vs full E2E tests?Playwright now supports component testing (React/Vue/Svelte) which blurs the line with E2E tests. In practice I'm…
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How do you test WebSocket connections reliably in Playwright?We have a real-time dashboard that uses WebSockets and I'm struggling to write reliable tests for it. The main…
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How do you test email flows in automated tests without a real email inbox?We have several user flows triggered by emails: registration confirmation, password reset, order confirmation. I need…
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Playwright vs Cypress in 2026 — which would you pick for a greenfield project?Starting a new web app project next month and we're deciding between Playwright and Cypress for E2E. The app is a React…
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How do you test accessibility (a11y) effectively — tools and approach that actually work?We want to add accessibility testing to our suite. We have a React app with ~60 pages. Current thinking: - axe-core +…
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Is there a practical upper limit on how long a single automated test should run?We have a handful of E2E tests that take 4–6 minutes each. They cover complex user journeys (onboarding flow,…
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How do you handle visual regression testing at scale?We want to add visual regression tests for our design system components (50+ components) and a few key pages. Tools…
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Testing microservices — how do you balance service isolation vs full integration tests?We have 8 microservices. Testing strategy question: where do you draw the line between testing each service in…
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What is your actual test pyramid ratio in practice — unit, integration, E2E?The classic answer is 70% unit / 20% integration / 10% E2E. But I've never worked on a team that actually hits that…
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Headless vs headed browser testing — when do you run headed locally?Most people run headed during development and headless in CI. But I'm curious about the exceptions: - When do you run…
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BDD with Cucumber and Gherkin — genuine value or just an abstraction layer nobody asked for?My new company uses Cucumber for all E2E tests. Feature files are written in Gherkin, step definitions in Java. After 2…
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Cross-browser testing — how many browsers do you actually test against?Theoretically we should test Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge. In practice: - Chrome is 65% of our user base - Safari is…
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