Depth for QA engineers who refuse to stay downstream.
Long-form, production-grade guides on test automation, AI-assisted testing, and quality engineering strategy. Written by someone who does the work.
Learning tracks
Each track is a complete path, not a scattering of posts. Start at the hub and work down, or jump straight to what you need.
Playwright
18 guides
Setup through production framework design, in TypeScript, Python, and Java.
QA Career & Strategy
5 guides
Roadmaps, skill maps, and strategy documents that help QA lead quality work.
- QA Roadmap 2026: Complete QA Engineer Learning Path
- QA Skills 2026: The Complete Skill Map for Engineers Who Do the Work of Ten
- Test Strategy 2026: The Template That Finally Gets QA a Seat at the Table
- Test Data Management 2026: A Complete Guide for QA Engineers
- QA Engineers 2026: Stop Playing Catch-Up and Start Leading
AI Testing
4 guides
What AI changes in a test workflow, and the governance reliable teams still need.
Selenium & Robot Framework
In progress
The next track in the queue: fundamentals, framework design, migration decisions, and interview preparation.
New to test automation? Start here.
Three guides, in order, take you from nothing installed to a first passing test you understand.
Install Playwright
Get the package and browsers running, and fix the setup errors that stop most people on day one.
Write your first test
Write it, run it, break it, and read the failure properly instead of guessing.
Learn locators
Stable locator strategy prevents fragile suites and makes every later framework decision easier.
Latest guides
Recent long-form additions to the Testheon library.
Playwright Trace Viewer: Debug Failed Tests Faster
Learn how to record and open Playwright traces, inspect DOM, network, console, source and attachments, and investigate CI failures systematically.
Playwright Fixtures: Complete Guide
Learn Playwright fixtures with reusable setup and teardown, custom fixtures, test and worker scopes, dependencies, options, and framework patterns.
Playwright Test Agents: How AI Agents Test Applications
Learn how Playwright Test Agents use planner, generator, and healer workflows—and how QA teams validate AI-generated plans, tests, and fixes.
Free QA tools
Small, focused browser tools planned for repetitive QA tasks. These entries are roadmap placeholders, not available products.
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