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Scaling End-to-End Testing with Cypress: Best Practices for Modern Web Apps

Modern web applications demand a robust end-to-end (E2E) testing strategy to ensure reliability, scalability, and seamless user experiences. Cypress has become a favorite among developers due to its speed, ease of use, and powerful debugging capabilities. However, as applications grow, so do the challenges in writing and maintaining efficient test suites. Flaky tests, slow execution times, and unreliable test environments can quickly become bottlenecks in a development workflow.

This talk explores how to scale Cypress effectively in modern web applications. We’ll dive into best practices for structuring test suites, handling flaky tests, and leveraging API stubbing for fast, reliable tests. Authentication, network requests, and session management can often introduce complexity in testing workflows. We will learn practical approaches to managing these challenges with Cypress’s built-in tools.

Beyond writing tests, we will also discuss strategies for running Cypress in CI/CD pipelines, optimizing test execution times, and parallelizing tests for improved efficiency. Whether you are testing a React, Vue, Angular, or traditional server-rendered application, this session will provide actionable insights on making Cypress a seamless part of your development and deployment process. Through real-world examples and live demonstrations, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how to build scalable, maintainable test automation with Cypress.

Adhithi Ravichandran

Software Consultant, Pluralsight Author, Speaker

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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