Mincdp, a minimal Chrome DevTools Protocol client in ~410 lines of C or a single Java file, lets developers drive headless Chrome for tests without Selenium or a version-matched chromedriver. The libr…
BrowserAct provides a real browser layer for AI agents, transforming web pages into structured working environments instead of relying on Playwright or Selenium scripts. The tool, which partners with …
A developer argues that AI has made writing test scripts easy, shifting the hard part of test automation to building systems that remain useful months later as UIs change, teams grow, and original aut…
A developer describes using Chat4Data, an AI agent that extracts structured data from live web pages via plain-language descriptions, to scrape World Cup betting odds from Polymarket without writing c…
QualityMax launched 9lives, a self-healing test runner that automatically fixes broken Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium tests by repairing drifted selectors without masking real bugs. The tool uses o…
A developer created Mobilerun, an open-source framework that uses LLMs with vision to automate mobile apps that lack public APIs. The tool reads screen content via accessibility trees and vision model…
AI is transforming software testing, shifting the SDET role from manually writing every test to designing, guiding, and validating intelligent testing systems. An engineer recommends seven AI tools fo…
Qpilot, an open-source AI agent that executes plain-text manual test cases in a real browser, was released on Hacker News. The tool uses Anthropic's Claude or any OpenAI-compatible model to interpret …
Himanshu Agarwal argues that traditional QA interview preparation is obsolete for AI-first companies, where non-deterministic systems require testing behavioral properties like faithfulness and safety…
Alibaba released Page Agent, an open-source JavaScript library that runs inside a webpage to control its interface using natural language commands. The agent reads the live DOM as text, compressing it…
A developer argues that manual test cases should be stored as YAML files in version control rather than in SaaS databases. The approach leverages AI for case generation, enables PR-based review via gi…
A developer built a library called Hermex to automate the free web UIs of ChatGPT and Gemini without using an API key. The library handles challenges like sending messages character by character and u…
OpenAI Codex's record-and-replay feature enables users to automate repetitive computer tasks by capturing workflows as intent-based code rather than raw pixel coordinates. The system generates executa…
A developer built two AI desktop tools, Rasco and Gosi, using Python and Tkinter that run entirely locally without API keys. Rasco is a JARVIS-style assistant that executes system commands via natural…
Python's Beautiful Soup library remains a top choice for web scraping in 2026, offering a gentle learning curve and robust HTML parsing. A step-by-step guide demonstrates scraping book data from books…
A developer explains why teams are migrating from Selenium to Playwright, citing Playwright's superior auto-waiting, cross-browser support, parallel execution, and network mocking capabilities. The de…
A new tutorial teaches developers how to build AI agents that browse and interact with real websites using Playwright, browser-use, and LangGraph, addressing the gap where most tasks lack APIs. The gl…
For most new browser automation projects in 2026, Playwright is the better default due to its speed, reliability from auto-waiting, and superior debugging tools. Selenium remains the right choice for …
A developer compared seven synthetic monitoring tools in 2026, evaluating them on browser fidelity, authoring methods, location coverage, alerting, forensics, and pricing models. Checkly was highlight…
A developer tested BrowserAct, an open-source browser automation CLI designed for AI agents, and found it capable of handling real browser workflows without requiring traditional scripting. The CLI su…