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A Simple Approach to Using Tags in Cypress

When starting with Cypress, it’s common to focus on writing a lot of test cases to enhance coverage and improve metrics. While this enthusiasm is commendable, it can lead to challenges in terms of m...

23.04.2025 0 Read More

Testing NextAuth.js Logins in Cypress: Optimizing Speed & Reliability

Login Strategies for Cypress Tests In this article, I will demonstrate different approaches to handling authentication in your Cypress tests when using the NextAuth.js credentials provider. W...

23.04.2025 0 Read More

Cypress Automation - Verify if your SSL Certificates are Valid

Recently I had to create a PoC where in the project's automation testing I needed to add a test that checks the validity of a SSL Certificate for a specific API. I was not sure how this could be achie...

24.04.2025 0 Read More

The Test Drama: Cypress vs Playwright - Control Your Tests (Part 2): TAGS & TEST FILTERS

Subtitle.(Cover image from pexels.com by Gu Ko) ACT 1: EXPOSITION ACT 2: CONFRONTATION 🏷️ TAGS CYPRESS TAGS Plugin @bahmutov/cy-grep (by Gleb Bahmutov) PLAYWRIGHT TAGS ⚗️...

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Cypress Test Replay in 2025: The Ultimate Guide to Time-Travel Debugging

In 2022, I was knee-deep in debugging hell. Picture this: It's Friday evening, your tests fail only in CI, and your teammates casually toss around the dreaded phrase: "It works on my machine!" 😱Ent...

25.04.2025 0 Read More

Cypress Meets Cursor: A Smarter Way to Write Tests

What is Cursor?Cursor is an AI-powered code editor released in 2023, built on top of Visual Studio Code. It was created by a team of students at MIT and quickly gained traction due to its familiar int...

25.04.2025 0 Read More

Mastering Test Flow Control with Cypress.stop()

Cypress is a powerful tool for end-to-end testing, but sometimes you need to halt execution immediately when a critical failure occurs. Enter Cypress.stop(). This command stops all test execution, ens...

29.04.2025 0 Read More

The Async Nature of Cypress: Don't Mess with the Timelines in Your Cypress Tests 'Dual-Verse'

ACT 1: EXPOSITION ACT 2: CONFRONTATION The Asynchronous Nature of Cypress The Two Timelines in Cypress Tests (AKA 'Dual-Verse') Example Test 1 Example Test 2 Example Test 3 Example Test 4 Examp...

30.04.2025 0 Read More

Test Independence Done Right: How to write truly isolated tests!

Overview One of the MOST important rules in automation is having independent tests. This means tests should not rely on each other and you should be able to run any test from any suite at any...

03.05.2025 0 Read More