Final Capstone Project and Next Steps

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  1. Capstone Project Brief
  2. Common Mistakes

This capstone lesson brings everything together and points you toward next steps. By now, you have seen how to design, implement and operate Playwright suites in realistic engineering environments.

Capstone Project Brief

Design a Playwright test suite for a demo e-commerce or SaaS app that includes fixtures, page models, network checks, accessibility scans, visual tests and CI integration.

Capstone requirements (suggested):
- At least 2 critical user journeys covered end to end
- Page models for key screens (login, dashboard, checkout)
- Fixtures for auth and common data
- Network assertions for at least one API
- a11y checks on 2–3 important pages
- Visual tests for selected components
- CI pipeline with parallelism, retries and trace artifacts
Note: The goal is not to build a perfect suite, but to practice applying patterns from this course to a coherent, realistic project.
Tip: Share your capstone with peers or mentors and ask for feedback on architecture, readability and reliability.
Warning: Avoid over-scoping the project; focus on depth and quality for a few flows rather than shallow coverage everywhere.

For next steps, consider exploring advanced topics like component testing, performance profiling around tests, or contributing improvements back to your organisation’s shared Playwright tooling.

Common Mistakes

Mistake 1 β€” Treating the capstone as a one-off exercise

This limits learning.

❌ Wrong: Completing the project and never revisiting or iterating on it.

βœ… Correct: Use it as a foundation to experiment with new patterns and tools.

Mistake 2 β€” Ignoring feedback from others

This slows growth.

❌ Wrong: Building in isolation without reviews.

βœ… Correct: Invite reviews from developers, testers and even designers.

🧠 Test Yourself

What is the main purpose of the Playwright capstone project?