Test Automation Anti-Patterns — Roadmap Step & Resources
Hardcoded waits, brittle locators and other patterns that quietly sabotage a suite over time
- Level: advanced
- Estimated time: 2 days
- Roadmap: SDET / Automation Testing
Before this step
Interview questions
- What's a common test automation anti-pattern you'd flag immediately in a code review?
Study resources
- Selenium Anti-Patterns (Article) — The official Selenium documentation's own list of discouraged practices and anti-patterns.
- Test Automation Anti-Patterns Explained (Video) — Covers common mistakes that make automation suites brittle and slow.
Part of
- SDET Best Practices & Career Readiness — section
- SDET / Automation Testing roadmap — the full learning path