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What’s one Playwright practice that made your automation suite noticeably more stable?

What’s one Playwright practice you’ve found makes test automation more stable, especially in CI and with flaky tests?

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One Playwright practice that consistently makes automation suites more stable is using built‑in auto‑waiting with explicit locators instead of manual delays. Here’s how it works and why it matters: Playwright automatically waits for elements to be ready before performing actions like click(), fill(), or type(). Instead of adding waitForTimeout() or sleep() calls, rely on locator‑based waits such as await page.locator('#loginBtn').click();. Combine this with assertions that include conditions, e.g. await expect(page.locator('.success-msg')).toBeVisible();.