Tutorial: Step by Step Implement Continuous Testing with Playwright. Part 2: Correct Unnatural Default Settings

Go for simplicity.

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This article series targets absolute beginners who want to learn and use Playwright E2E (Web) Test Automation.

• Part 1: Set up Playwright
• Part 2: Correct unnatural default settings
• Part 3: Run your first Playwright Test
• Part 4: Tool & Project Structure
• Part 5: Gain Productivity (upcoming)
• Part 6: Design with Maintenance in mind (upcoming)
• Part 7: More Tests * (upcoming)
• Part 8: Set up Continuous Execution
• Part 9: Run a small suite of Playwright tests in BuildWise, sequentially
• Part 10: Parallel Playwright test execution in BuildWise
• Part 11: FAQ

Correcting Playwright’s wrong default behaviour

When just getting started, you probably don’t care much about cross-browser testing (running your app in Chrome, Firefox, and Safari). What you do want is to actually see your tests running in…