From Zero to End-to-End Tests: A Beginner's Guide to Playwright

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Playwright is a framework for building end-to-end tests for modern web applications that are resilient and run on any browser, any platform, and is cross language. Playwright tests are easy to author, fast to execute, and run on all popular web browsers.

In this session, we'll cover the basics of Playwright and create end-to-end tests. We'll add them to our CI process so that the tests run automatically.

After this session, you'll understand why and how to use Playwright to test your applications.

Chris Ayers is a Senior Site Reliability Engineer on Microsoft’s AzRel Risk SRE team, drawing on years of experience in cloud architecture, software development, and DevOps practices. He’s passionate about continuous improvement, driving reliability, and sharing industry best practices. Outside of work, Chris is a devoted father, technology enthusiast, and avid gamer.