- Part 1 — TypeScript Foundations
- Chapter 1 — TypeScript Essential Features
- Chapter 2 — Advanced TypeScript Concepts
- Part 2 — Playwright Mastery
- Chapter 3 — Playwright Key APIs & Patterns
- Part 3 — Architecture & Design Patterns
- Chapter 4 — Composition Over Inheritance
- Chapter 5 — Generics & Type Safety
- Chapter 6 — Dependency Injection with Fixtures
- Chapter 7 — API Mocking Architecture
- Chapter 8 — Scaling to Production
- Part 4 — Mobile Automation with Appium: The CommonFramework
- Chapter 9 — Python Essentials for Automation
- Chapter 10 — TypeScript Essentials for Automation
- Chapter 11 — Design Philosophy & Architecture of the CommonFramework
- Part 5 — API Testing
- Chapter 12 — API Testing with TypeScript: Contracts, Schemas, and the Playwright Way
- Part 6 — Senior Craft
- Chapter 13 — Interview Questions & Senior-Level Patterns
- Chapter 14 — Test Data Management & Failure Triage
- Chapter 15 — AI-Assisted Testing & GenAI in Test Automation
- Part 7 — Performance Testing
- Chapter 16 — Performance Testing for Senior SDET Engineers: Synthetic, Load, and RUM
- Part 8 — The Screenplay Pattern
- Chapter 17 — The Screenplay Pattern: From Page Objects to User Stories
- Part 9 — Device & Wearable Testing
- Chapter 18 — Device & Wearable Testing: The Manual Disciplines Automation Can't Replace
- Bonus Chapter
- Appwright — Playwright Ergonomics for Device Testing
- Appendix
- Benchmark: Appwright vs. the CommonFramework — results, methodology, and every gotcha
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Playwright–TypeScript Gems with API and Performance Testing
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