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Flaky tests
Why tests fail without a code change, how to find them and what to do with them.
Flaky tests
How to fix flaky tests in Playwright without hiding them
Fix flaky Playwright tests by removing fixed waits, using role-based locators and isolating state. Why retries should report flakiness instead of hiding it.
Flaky tests
How to reduce flaky tests: measure, quarantine, fix causes
Flaky tests cost real engineering time. A four-step method to reduce them: measure flakiness, quarantine with an owner, fix async waits, remove shared state.
Flaky tests
Retry or quarantine flaky tests: use both, with rules
Retries and quarantine solve different problems. Retry once to learn if a failure reproduces, then quarantine confirmed flaky tests with an owner and a date.
Flaky tests
What causes flaky tests and how to tell the causes apart
A flaky test passes and fails on the same code. The main causes are async waits, concurrency, test order and environment. How to recognise each one.
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