Debbie joins Isaac Levin on Coffee and Open Source to chat about her journey in frontend development, working in dev rel, her love for Vue.js and Nuxt.js, and her current focus on end-to-end testing with Playwright.
In this episode, I'm joined by Debbie O'Brien, long-time Playwright advocate and testing expert, to talk about the future of software testing, automation, and AI-driven workflows. Debbie recently transitioned out of the Playwright core team and now continues her work as a Playwright ambassador. We talk openly about what that change means, how she views the future of Playwright, and what's next for her personally and professionally.
In this episode of "How to Test This," we are joined by Debbie O'Brien, Global Community Lead and key contributor to the Playwright framework. Topics discussed include her journey from a front-end developer to a leader in the testing community, Playwright as a powerful tool for end-to-end testing, common mistakes teams make when using Playwright, the role of AI in testing and MCP, and practical advice for aspiring test automation engineers.
In this episode, Debbie O'Brien chats about Playwright - Microsoft's open-source end-to-end testing framework. Topics covered include Codegen, Trace Viewer, UI Mode, and AI features including the Playwright MCP Server which enables AI agents to automate browser interactions.
Debbie O'Brien discussed her experience with Playwright and its MCP Server. She highlighted the importance of keeping up with technology and not getting complacent, as new tools and features are constantly emerging. Debbie shared her own journey from being a JavaScript developer to becoming more comfortable working in .NET, citing AI's role in facilitating this transition.
Join Debbie O'Brien as she shares her expertise on Playwright testing, automation best practices, and the future of web application testing. Learn from real-world experiences and discover how to implement effective testing strategies in your development workflow.
Debbie O'Brien joins the podcast to discuss how Playwright is revolutionizing the testing landscape. From its cross-browser capabilities to its developer-friendly APIs, learn why Playwright is becoming the go-to choice for modern web application testing.
What happens when AI comes to your web testing tool? While at Build, Carl and Richard talked to Debbie O'Brien about the latest features in Playwright, including Playwright MCP, the model control plane for Playwright capabilities. Debbie talks about using Playwright MCP to buy a table. Ask your LLM what tests should be written for your web page, and then ask it to write them.
Debbie O’Brien talks with us about Playwright, writing tests with different languages, the Playwright VS Code extension, visual comparison testing, automating tests with Playwright, and migration tools to move to Playwright.
Microsoft invited the Legacy Code Rocks team to attend Microsoft Build Conference in the Seattle Convention Center. In this episode, we talk with Debbie O’Brien and Max Schmitt, both part of the Microsoft Playwright team..
Are you unsure of what framework to adopt for web testing? Tools such as Playwright, backed by Microsoft and a big community, are a great option.
In our first-ever mailbag episode, testing experts Debbie O’Brien, Gleb Bahmutov, and Kent C. Dodds answer your questions about testing.
Steve and Debbie talk about the Microsoft tool called “Playwright”. It is a framework for Web Testing and Automation. Moreover, they go into how the testing works, its useful features, and how it has more advantages than other testing solutions.
What problems do Playwright and codegen solve? And what’s coming in the near future? Moreover, we elaborate on what Playwright exactly is; its best features and benefits, what it does differently, and how easily it integrates.
deep-dive on Playwright, an automation library for cross-browser end-to-end testing. Along the way, we learn Playwright’s unique value proposition, cool features like auto-waiting & the trace viewer, how it compares to Cypress & a lot more.
Debbie discusses the importance of end to end testing as well as her work at Microsoft.
How do you test your web applications? Carl and Richard talk to Debbie O'Brien about Playwright, Microsoft's new open-source web application testing tool. Playwright lets you build tests in an array of languages, platforms, and browsers. Debbie talks about how you can build atomic tests that will survive new versions, and test independently of other features. And when tests fail, Playwright generates a PWA of the test run showing exactly where the test fails!
Debbie O’Brien, Senior Technical Program Manager at Microsoft and advocate for Playwright, comes to talk about how Playwright provides end-to-end testing, component testing, and more!
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