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Testing Web Applications with Playwright - Debbie O'Brien, TestJS Summit 2022
Discover how to efficiently test web applications with Playwright, covering its benefits, testing with VS Code, CodeGen, cross-browser testing, debugging and more.
- Debbie O’Brien is testing web applications with Playwright, highlighting its benefits, such as locating elements by text, role, and label.
- She uses the VS Code extension to record and run tests, showing how it automatically generates tests and provides a report.
- CodeGen is introduced as a tool to generate tests by recording actions.
- Playwright is shown to be able to run tests in different browsers and devices, and to provide a powerful tooling for debugging tests.
- Debbie uses the timeline to debug tests, showing how it allows for step-by-step debugging and playback of test failed.
- She emphasizes the importance of using assertions to ensure that tests are failing as expected.
- Step-by-step debugging is shown in the timeline.
- She highlights the importance of reading tests and using locators effectively.
- Playwright is shown to have auto-waiting built-in for actions.
- She emphasizes the importance of community involvement and provided resources.
- The session wraps up with a call to action to join the Playwright community.