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Your first automated script

Ship the loop: open → act → assert → see it fail → see it pass. Clean structure comes after the dopamine of green. Pick one stack for this chapter only.

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Pick a stack for this week

Playwright or Cypress are both fine starts. Commit to one for 7 days so tool-hopping does not steal learning.

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Do this now

Install one tool. Run their sample test. Screenshot the green result.

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Chapter learning outcomes
  • Install a runner
  • Write one happy path
  • Read a failure calmly

Clear these before you leave

Side quest

Happy + negative pair

Two tests: valid login and locked user. Both isolated — no shared state.