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QA automation: tests that catch real bugs

Decide what is worth testing and at which layer, write tests that fail for real bugs and only for real bugs, and keep a growing suite fast and trusted from the first unit test to production.

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  1. 01FoundationsWhat to test, and how small0/4
  2. 02Across boundariesDatabases, APIs, services, browsers0/4
  3. 03Trust at scaleFlakes, pipelines, load, production0/4
  4. 04Next: system designSame ideas, at service scale

Each topic has short examples. The plain JavaScript ones run in the page; the Playwright, Testcontainers, Pact and k6 snippets need their own tools and are shown for reading.

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