Tutorials·13 June 2026 · 9 min read
How to review AI-written Playwright tests
AI writes plausible Playwright tests that pass for the wrong reasons. Here is the review checklist that catches them.
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Comparisons·15 April 2026 · 9 min read
Playwright vs Cypress in 2026: an honest comparison
After shipping production suites in both, here's the honest breakdown — where Playwright pulls ahead, where Cypress still wins, and the single factor that should actually decide it.
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Deep dives·20 February 2026 · 9 min read
The Playwright trace viewer: what to look for when a test fails
The Playwright trace viewer is the single feature most arguments for Playwright should lead with. Most teams use 10% of it. Here are the five patterns to look for in every trace.
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Tutorials·17 February 2026 · 9 min read
Playwright fixtures, explained without the React metaphors
Most explanations of Playwright fixtures lean on React-hook metaphors that miss the point. Fixtures are scoped factories. Here's what to do with them and the three every project should have.
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Deep dives·10 February 2026 · 10 min read
How Playwright's auto-waiting actually works
Cypress retries commands; Playwright auto-waits on actionability. Same problem, different solution. Here's what Playwright is actually doing when you call .click().
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Opinions·3 February 2026 · 7 min read
data-testid isn't a test smell. Brittle tests are.
There's a take going around that data-testid 'couples tests to implementation.' It's exactly backwards — data-testid is the only selector explicitly decoupled from implementation.
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Tutorials·23 December 2025 · 9 min read
Adding accessibility tests with axe — a practical walkthrough
axe-core is the engine behind most accessibility testing in 2026 — and it's surprisingly approachable. Here's a practical walkthrough of integrating axe with Playwright, what it catches, and what it misses.
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