Breaking Down and Improving Your Playwright E2E Tests

Bas Dijkstra

09:00 - 17:00 CEST, Monday 15th June

As part of my day-to-day work, I get to talk to and work with different teams that spend a lot of time writing, running and maintaining end-to-end / full stack tests, and increasingly often, Playwright is their tool of choice. Understandable, because Playwright is a great tool.

However, I also see many of these teams fall into the same two traps when writing their Playwright tests:

* They suffer from long and complex E2E tests being overrepresented in their test suite
* The quality of the code they write leaves plenty of room for improvement

In this workshop, we will address both these traps and improve a Playwright test suite (in TypeScript, prepared by me) by

1. Performing a code review on the test suite, identifying, and discussing potential problems in the code
2. Applying fundamental programming principles and tried and tested automation patterns to improve the readability, maintainability, and extensibility of the code
3. Identify and discuss opportunities to break down the E2E tests into more efficient tests with smaller scope
4. Use Playwright features such as API testing and API mocking to write tests that exercise fewer moving system parts and deliver more valuable feedback, faster

Why do we need these skills in a time where AI can write all of our Playwright code for us, you say? I’m glad you asked!

First, we need the skills required to scrutinize the AI-generated code and see if it is fit for purpose. Deliberate practice like this workshop is a very effective way to grow these skills.

Second, as participants will see, successfully breaking down E2E tests is not just about writing our code differently, it also requires a combination of analyzing product architecture, discussing testability and zooming in on what’s important within a specific context, and these are not exactly topics where AI excels.

What you will learn

You will learn how to review existing test code and how to present opportunities for improvement
You will learn to improve the way you structure and write your Playwright code
You will learn how to break down E2E tests into smaller-scoped tests that deliver valuable feedback, fast

Session Details

Intermediate
6hrs
Interactive Tutorial
Innovative testing strategies

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Check out this video from Bas Dijkstra to hear more about his talk on Breaking Down and Improving Your Playwright E2E Tests.

We look forward to welcoming you to EuroSTAR 2026.

Session Speakers

Bas Dijkstra

On Test Automation, Netherlands

I am an independent test automation consultant and trainer. I have been active in the test automation field for some 19 years now, and have worked on software testing and automation solutions across a wide range of programming languages, frameworks and technology stacks.

I’ve also delivered test automation training to dozens of companies and thousands of attendees around the world.

I live in Amersfoort, The Netherlands, together with my wife and two sons. When I am not at work, I like to go for a long bike ride, play a game of chess, or read a good book.

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