I am enamored with Playwright. End to end integration testing is a huge topic but I can tell you just a few things about my experience from helping to integrate JavaScript E2E tests at work and in my spare time projects: First, I have to say I am sure I would have been enamored with experiencing the joy and utility of E2E testing with other frameworks as well including Cypress or TestCafe but Playwright is my first.

Over the course of 2020 and 2021 thus far I have mentored seven up and coming software developers from several communities: Bellingham Codes, Tech404 and Linkedin. I mentored them to optimize their GitHub account for prospective employers/recruiters/OSS opportunities. I spent 20-40mins over Zoom with each of them and learned a lot myself about what it is like getting started in the industry today. As of writing this, I am aware that one person has landed a job and one has advanced in interview stages aided by their GitHub.

TLDR; I survived 2020 and managed a few wins What a year. What an incredible, awful, moving, emotional, massive year just to name a few adjectives. I have had a lot of time on the computer this year. I have put in a lot of work as a distraction. Despite everything I managed a few wins this year. I figure I would focus on them to celebrate a little in general and celebrate this blog and the topics I may explore in the posts to come: