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Starting the browser and moving around

get, navigate, back and refresh. Plus the two options every real project sets, and why headless changes behaviour.

What you'll learn

  • How to start a browser and move around the app
  • The two options every real project sets
  • Why headless mode can change how a test behaves

In Cypress and Playwright the browser appears and you never think about it. In Selenium you start it yourself, which means you also configure it and close it yourself.

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