Advanced Web Testing with Playwright and AI
Writing your first Playwright test is easy, but keeping hundreds of them fast, reliable, and maintainable is where the real challenge begins. If you're a developer or SDET who already knows the basics of Playwright and is ready to scale your automation efforts, this session will help you level up. This talk explores advanced Playwright practices through the lens of real-world problem solving. Rather than focusing on syntax, we'll dive into strategies that help experienced practitioners build resilient, production-grade test suites that evolve alongside modern applications and teams.
By the end of this session, experienced Playwright users will walk away with actionable strategies to build more robust, maintainable, and team-friendly test automation at scale.
Key Takeaways:
How to use Playwright's AI agents and skills to plan, generate, and self-heal tests.
How to leverage spec-driven development to guide AI for consistent, high-quality test development.
How to combine page objects with fixtures to create clean, reusable, and scalable test code.
Techniques developers can use to avoid unintentionally breaking automated tests during app changes.
Practical approaches to improving collaboration between developers and testers.
How to orchestrate Playwright tests effectively within CI/CD pipelines.
About the speaker
Andrew Knight:
Andrew Knight, also known as "Pandy," is the Automation Panda. He's a software quality champion who loves to help people build better quality software. Currently, he works as the Senior Director of Product & Engineering at Cycle Labs, focusing on building an AI-forward test automation platform for enterprise systems. Previously, Pandy spent a decade as an SDET building solutions to testing problems at various tech companies. He also previously led Developer Relations and Test Automation University at Applitools. As an avid supporter of open source software, Pandy is a Playwright Ambassador as well as the creator of Boa Constrictor, the .NET Screenplay Pattern. Apart from software, Pandy spends time with his family, his French Bulldogs, and his vintage Volkswagens.
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