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If you’ve been in the software world for any length of time, you’ve felt the pain of flaky end-to-end tests. Playwright, a modern testing framework from Microsoft, was built to solve exactly that. It's designed to take on the flakiness and complexity that plagued older frameworks,
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In today's competitive software market, the ability to rapidly and reliably deliver value to users is a core business driver. Continuous Delivery (CD) has evolved from a novel concept to a foundational methodology for high-performing engineering teams. However, achieving true agility and stability requires more than just a
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Most people think of Playwright as a tool for browser automation, and they're not wrong. But if you're only using it for UI tests, you're missing out on one of its most powerful features: the APIRequestContext. This transforms Playwright into a first-class citizen for
Why large engineering orgs quickly hit the limits of GitHub's queue — and what they actually need. Over the last couple of years, GitHub has been rolling out its own merge queue feature. It's a welcome recognition of a real problem: teams need better ways to manage
DORA metrics have become a staple in the world of software engineering management. Initially popularized by the "Accelerate" book and Google's State of DevOps reports, they've become a kind of north star for measuring engineering efficiency. You'll find them referenced in strategy
You push a PR. CI kicks off. Ten minutes later, red. You check the logs. It’s a test that fails every now and then — you’ve seen it flake before. It times out, or throws a weird assertion. Maybe it’s infra. Maybe it’s racey. Maybe you don’
A few weeks ago, something broke in production. No big deal — we've all been there. I did what I’ve done hundreds of times before: Checked logs, wrote a patch, pushed to a new branch, and waited for CI. Except CI failed. Not because of my change, but
At Mergify, we’re growing. That means we’re hiring. And hiring means rejecting candidates—sometimes, a lot of them. It’s one of our hiring process's hardest and most uncomfortable parts. But it’s also one of the most important. Here’s how we do it, why
At Mergify, we merge more than 1M pull requests every year on behalf of our users. That’s not a brag about volume. That’s a statement of purpose. Because behind every single one of those pull requests, there’s one simple promise we’re keeping: 👉 Your CI will never
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When it comes to end-to-end testing, teams need a tool that's fast, reliable, and doesn't produce flaky results that erode trust. This is where Playwright testing comes in. It’s a modern, robust framework for automating tests across all the big browsers—Chromium, Firefox, and WebKit—
Imagine having a universal remote that works perfectly with every modern web browser—Chrome, Firefox, and Safari—without any of the usual headaches. That's pretty much Playwright in a nutshell. It's a powerful open-source framework from Microsoft designed to give you one single, reliable API to
In modern web development, creating a flawless user experience is non-negotiable. But actually testing that experience across different browsers? That can feel like a frustrating, never-ending puzzle. This is where Playwright comes in. It's a modern, open-source framework from Microsoft built from the ground up for reliable end-to-end
Let's be honest: merge conflicts are just a fact of life in collaborative coding. Seeing that CONFLICT message doesn't mean you've failed; it just means you and a teammate have been busy. It's Git's way of tapping you on the
Let's be honest, risk is baked into every software project. You can't avoid it, and trying to is a recipe for disaster. So, what is risk management in software development? It's not about wrapping your project in bubble wrap. It's about staring
Let's be honest, "AI for DevOps" gets thrown around a lot. But it's more than just a buzzword. It's the real, practical use of artificial intelligence to automate, predict, and fine-tune how we build and ship software. Think of it this way:
Understanding CI/CD Automation: From Development Chaos to Order Picture a restaurant kitchen during the dinner rush. Without a clear system, you have chaos—chefs bumping into each other, mixed-up orders, and cold food. Now, imagine that same kitchen with a smooth, coordinated workflow where every step flows perfectly into
Why Your Team Keeps Running Into Merge Conflicts Ever feel like your team is stuck in a frustrating loop, resolving the same merge conflicts over and over? It's a common story. You finish your feature, create a pull request, and bam—conflict markers are everywhere. The momentum stalls,
Diagnosing Your Pipeline's Hidden Bottlenecks Let's be honest: effective CI/CD pipeline optimization rarely starts with tweaking a single build script. Many teams chase minor wins, shaving seconds off a job while a ten-minute database migration quietly sabotages every single deployment. The real art isn'
Why Software Development Metrics Actually Matter Imagine trying to navigate a ship across the ocean without any instruments. You’d be sailing blind, guided only by gut feelings and hoping you eventually reach your destination. This is what software development feels like without clear metrics. Software development metrics are the
JavaScript Testing Fundamentals That Actually Make Sense Let's cut through the jargon. At its core, a unit test is a small, automated piece of code that checks if another, even smaller, piece of your application's code—a "unit"—works as you expect. Think of
Why Your JavaScript Code Desperately Needs Unit Testing Let's be real for a second. Shipping code without a safety net feels like a high-stakes gamble. You push to production, hold your breath, and just hope the pager stays quiet. I’ve been there, and I know many developers
