Why to use Playwright?
Playwright offers a lot of reasons for people to adopt it for their next projects or continue using it across teams. A few most popular of them are as follows: Read more »
Is Playwright more stable than selenium?
Both tools are powerful, but they serve different needs in the world of test automation. Playwright is an excellent choice for modern applications with the need for faster execution and Read more »
What are the drawbacks of a Playwright?
It can only handle device emulation and not real devices. Compared to Selenium, Playwright has lower community support. It doesn’t work with legacy browsers and devices. Read more »
Is Playwright faster than Selenium?
Yes, Playwright is generally faster than Selenium. Playwright uses a persistent WebSocket connection for direct communication with the browser, whereas Selenium relies on the WebDriver API and HTTP requests, which can Read more »
Why is Playwright better than Selenium and Cypress?
The main feature in Playwright is the performance and support for modern programming languages and frameworks. Selenium has the best support for old browsers and programming languages. Cypress has only support Read more »
Which framework is used in Playwright?
Playwright itself is a framework, an open-source automation framework used for testing web applications. It’s built on Node.js and supports various programming languages like JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, and .NET. Playwright automates browser Read more »
Types of testing supported by Playwright framework
Web application testing is a combination of multiple types of testing that aims to explore different areas of an application. While Playwright cannot satisfy all of these domains, the following Read more »
The architecture of Playwright framework
A primary reason for Playwright’s speed especially when compared to Selenium is its architecture. Playwright makes use of WebSockets instead of HTTP connection to communicate with end browsers and send/receive requests. Read more »
Installation and Running Tests
Installation and Running Tests: Introduction Playwright Test was created specifically to accommodate the needs of end-to-end testing. Playwright supports all modern rendering engines including Chromium, WebKit, and Firefox. Test on Read more »
